Nana Oye Lithur, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has expressed confidence in the Ghana News Agency (GNA) committed to pursuing its mandate as the central news collection and dissemination hub of the state.
She said the relevance of the Agency in fostering national integration and unity could not be overemphasised as it continued to be the only state-owned wire service disseminating accurate, reliable and credible information to the public.
The Minister was interacting with the staff of the GNA in Accra when she paid a working visit to the Agency.
Nana Oye Lithur said the Agency was established with the objective of creating formidable corps of journalists who would promote peace and security in Ghana and Africa as a whole through the dissemination of information that reflected patriotism.
She said the Agency had the mandate to present Africa in a positive light to the world.
The Minister commended the staff for leading the way in ensuring national cohesion and urged them to continuously conform to their professional ethics.
“I know that if you have GNA your story can be circulated to the entire nation,” she said.
Nana Oye Lithur said the Ministry would continue to contribute towards efforts by the Government in tackling the challenges confronting the GNA to ensure that it attained a competitive status.
“Just like our Ministry, GNA certainly has some challenges which must be addressed to fuel its growth,” she said.
He said the Ministry would continue to engage the expertise and services of the Agency to achieve its aims and objectives adding; “when we organise any event we make sure we invite GNA because we believe it is capable of providing the needed publicity we desire”.
Nana Oye Lithur urged the staff to work harder during the December 7 polls to ensure a conflict-free general election.
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