General News of Saturday, 27 August 2016Source: classfmonline.comNew EC communication plan will address mistrust - LecturerDr Etse Sikanku, Lecturer, School of Information & Communications Studies, UGGiven that the lack of information in every organisation breeds mistrust within that same it, it was important for the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to have introduced its communication plan in order to ensure easy access to information from the election management body, Dr Etse Sikanku, a lecturer at the School of Information and Communications Studies at the University of Ghana, has said. The Chair of the EC, Charlotte Osei, on Friday, 26 August, launched the commission’s five-year communication strategy, as part of efforts to improve access to information from the EC. “One of the things that generate mistrust in any organisation, particularly the Electoral Commission, which is still central is the issue of lack of information. If this has been realised and they (EC) have taken the decision to consciously and assertively improve their commination apparatus or their communication system, it can only help to go in filling the gap of mistrust. So the issue of information and communication is so vital to averting some of these consequence so hopefully any bit of efforts should address some of these issues.”

Source: GhanaWeb August 27, 2016 07:18 UTC