[ 2011-04-19 ]

Kabral Blay Amihere

NMC won't abdicate responsibility to GNA workers - chairman
The chairman of the National Media Commission has
assured workers of the Ghana News Agency that the
commission will resolve the current managerial
crisis facing the agency.

Kabral Blay Amihere told Joy News’ Dzifa Bampoh
that the matter is receiving urgent attention by
the commission.

The workers are on a collision course with the
General Manager, Nana Appau Dua who they have
accused of incompetence.

They have announced a sit-down strike in protest
of his return to office on the orders of the
commission after he was asked to proceed on leave
by the GNA Board.

Nana Appau Dua returned to post after the NMC
annulled a decision by the Board, insisting it is
the only institution with the powers to hire and
fire heads of state media organizations.

The workers say they will remain on strike until
the NMC appoints a new manager with the business
acumen to run the agency.

Chairman of the NMC, Kabral Blay Amihere said his
outfit will not be stampeded into making decisions
to satisfy the interest of a few people.

“When you subject yourself to the rule of law
you don’t want to fast track matters just to
satisfy one stakeholder. You need to have a
holistic approach towards issues of such
significance. All I can say for now is that the
media commission, as it did with the GBC, will
never abandon and abdicate its responsibility to
the GNA and to the nation,” he assured.

He said the commission has used the channel
available to invite the stakeholders for a
peaceful resolution of the matter.

“As far as the office is concerned we are on top
of the situation,” he stated.

But the Communications Workers Union doesn’t
appear to share that optimism. Secretary to the
union, Phillip Attuquaye Quaye told Joy News they
will not attend a planned meeting with the NMC.

He said earlier overtures by the workers to the
NMC were met with resistance with the NMC
directing them to deal with the Board of the
agency.

He said they are sticking to the advice of the NMC
and will rather deal with the Board.

For now though, they are comfortable with the
Board’s decision to do away with the services of
Nana Appau Dua but are wary of the palpable power
crisis after the Board also appointed an acting
General Manager in the person of Boakye Dankwa.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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