[ 2014-01-22 ]

What will be the duties of Malor with Stan Dogbe, et al still at post? Pratt quizzes
“To be the presidential spokesperson, you need a
certain depth of current happenings in Ghana; I am
not so sure that that grasp is there. What
necessitated the president’s decision to bring
such a person? Was something wrong? What was it?
And if everything was alright within the
communication team, then why this change?”
queries Kwesi Pratt.

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, appointed
former BBC presenter, Ben Dotse Malor as Senior
Communications Adviser and Head of Communications
at the Presidency.

A statement signed by Hon Mahama Ayariga, Minister
for Information said “Mr Malor joins the
Presidency with a wealth of experience, expertise
and accomplishments from the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC) and the United Nations (UN),
where he has been serving as the Chief Executive
Producer of UN Radio”.

Mr. Dotse Malor has been living outside of the
country serving in various capacities in the
United Nations (UN) and hosting programmes at the
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

But some say the announcement of his appointment
confounds them.

The immediate past Ag. Director of the School of
Communications, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, is
questioning whether Mr Malor’s appointment
isn’t a mere duplication of the Information and
Media Relations Ministry’s functions.

Speaking to the issue, the Managing Editor of the
Insight newspaper wonders what the duties of Mr
Malor will be since there is already an
Information Ministry, Communication team and a
spokesperson for the President.

Kwesi Pratt told Kwami Sefa Kayi on ‘Kokrokoo’
that Mr. Malor would have to be abreast with
everything happening in the country as far as the
presidency is concerned.

He asked government to clarify the duties of Mr
Malor so that Ghanaians especially the media will
know who to contact for any information.

Kwesi Pratt however described Mr Ben Malor as a
truthful and spiritual person but said beyond his
personal attributes, he will face challenges with
the structure of government communication.

“The members within the communication team are
so many that they end up contradicting themselves
and that is one of the major problems…what is
the structure? We, however, welcome him and ask
him to be careful because he is on very slippery
grounds,” he added.

Source - Daily Guide

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