The Member of Parliament(MP) for Weija-Gbawe and Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has raised concerns about accountability in Ghana’s media industry following a disputed JoyNews report involving Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
JoyNews reported that Afenyo-Markin was expected to answer questions from members of the NPP Parliamentary Caucus over extortion allegations made against him by GoldBod Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi.
However, Afenyo-Markin denied being summoned by his colleagues. He said he called the caucus meeting himself as part of the NPP’s preparations for Parliament’s return, which has always been the norm.
Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday, August 24, Shaib said the incident raised wider concerns about media standards and accountability.
“When there is also the belief or the perception that people are being paid, it becomes more worrying that people have become demigods. They are becoming untouchable,” he said.
Shaib said JoyNews should not only remove the report but also apologise.
“They don’t just need to pull it down. They need to apologise,” he said.
