General News of Saturday, 10 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMinister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the government is engaging with relevant stakeholders to pass the broadcasting bill. “We in government or the Ministry of Information responsible for information sector policy formulation agree that there is the need to pass the broadcasting law. His comments come at the back of public outcry calling for the expeditious passage of the broadcasting bill to regulate the media ecosystem following the recent murder of an 11-year-old boy allegedly by two teenagers in Kasoa for money rituals. This the Minister said that the passage of the broadcasting bill is imminent to control media excesses in the country giving the assurance that when Parliament resumes in May this year, the bill will be laid before the house for deliberations. He said the bill when passed into law will help among other things arrest the falling standards in Ghana’s electronic media space and ensure it embraces modern best practices.

Source: GhanaWeb April 10, 2021 13:30 UTC