[ 2012-06-30 ]

Media personnel in Upper West call on political parties to play by the rules
Wa, June 29, GNA – Media personnel in the Upper
West region have called on political parties to
play by the rules and allow independent governance
institutions namely, the Electoral Commission,
Security Services and the Judiciary to execute
their mandate without any interference.

The institutions must also reciprocate by being
steadfast, unbiased and act without fear or favour
to build confidence and trust for the electoral
process.

The media personnel said this in a communiqué
issued at the end of a one-day training in
Election reporting organized by Action for
Sustainable Development (ASUDEV) in collaboration
with STAR Ghana in Wa.

On their part the media personnel pledged to be
truly non-partisan and neutral in playing their
gate keeping role towards violent-free,
transparent and credible elections in December.

They promised to be minded by the Ghana Journalist
Association code of ethics and the National Media
Commission code for election reporting and guided
by the National interest in their programming and
reportage.

Source - GNA

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