The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has called on the media to hold politicians accountable for their statements and actions as the December elections approach.
The Center has urged the media to question politicians about their plans to address the country’s current challenges, rather than allowing them to evade responsibility for their statements.
Advocacy and Policy Engagement Director at CDD-Ghana, Dr. Kojo Pumpuni Asante, emphasized this during an interview on the Point of View on Citi TV with Bernard Avle on Wednesday.
He highlighted that the nation is at a critical juncture and that the media should not promote mere sloganeering and campaigning, but rather focus on substantive issues.
“I think that the media has to be bold and courageous to really call people out and say what exactly do you want to do to solve the problems and not let people get away with it. To hold people accountable. Because we haven’t really renegotiated our external debts as of now.”
“So we are really in a bad state and we shouldn’t let it get worse and get drowned in this fanfare of a campaign,” he said.