GBC staff go red; protest privatisation move

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The Staff Union of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) on Monday, 8 July 2019 started protesting the sale of some GBC channels to some private investors.

The union has hoisted red flags and tied red cloths on some trees of the state broadcaster.

The union is alleging that the management of GBC is planning on selling GTV Govern, a channel dedicated to the three arms of government, to businessman Mr Joseph Siaw Agyapong.

To add to that the union says the management is further planning to sell GTV Sports Plus to Chinese-owned Star Times and Obonu TV, a dedicated channel to the Ga community, to private businessman Mr Daniel McKorley, the founder and chief executive officer of McDan Group of Companies.

The union is wondering what will become of the staff if the channels are sold to those private individuals.

ClassFMonline.com gathers that the union will be petitioning the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communication today and also petition the National Media Commission (NMC) on the matter.

 

 

Source: classfmonline.com


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Kennedy Mornah is an Award Winning Ghanaian Journalist with over two decades of experience in the Ghanaian Media landscape spanning the electronic, print and digital media. He is a Media Consultant, a Corporate MC, Radio and TV Host, Founder and Publisher of the Maritime and Transport Digest Newspaper, Businessman, a Go getter and an optimist. He has worked for renowned media organizations including Diamond Fm in Tamale, Luv Fm in Kumasi, Oman Fm in Accra and Starr Fm in Accra In 2017 he received the Reporter of the Year Award at the Ghana Shippers Awards in Accra, Ghana.

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