21st March, 2016

The Daily Graphic entreats the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to live up to expectation by openly condemning its members who flout the law. The Graphic says it is aware of the impact of wrong and bias reporting on the peace and security of a nation, as these have caused professional journalists to compromise their journalistic standards as far as the ethics of the profession are concerned. The paper says the risk to freedom of the press will come from the media if media practitioners fail to respect their own ethics. It reminds journalists that they cannot operate without the trust and confidence of the public.  

The Ghanaian Times believes the National Disaster Management Organisation, NADMO, has a misplaced priority of preventing the occurrence of disasters rather than controlling or solving them. The paper thinks though NADMO has assured Ghanaians of rapid response to any situation that may rise as the rainy season approaches, the organisation is better of focusing on preventing disasters in order to save life and property. Even though The Times believes that disasters happen when they will, the paper thinks that majority of the disasters that has hit the nation were preventable hence lessons should be learnt from them. 

The Herald says the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, PURC, is missing the core reason for which it was established. It says the organisation was not established solely to ensure the increment of tariffs, but to most importantly ensure consumers of electricity and water get value for their money. The paper says although the acquisition of prepaid meters is free, consumers out of desperation are made to cough up a lot of money to acquire the meter. The Herald therefore urges the PURC to work together with the ECG to ensure consumers are not shortchanged.

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