The intention by Parliament to set up and run its own television station is a misplaced priority and a misapplication of financial resources, the Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, has said. He explained that the state through the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) already had the capacity and human resources for doing that.
Rather, a capital injection was required for GBC to establish a dedicated channel that would be devoted to the activities of Parliament which might not necessarily require recruiting more people. Mr Boadu-Ayeboafoh said this when he inaugurated the new board for the GBC at its boardroom in Accra on Tuesday.
The NMC chairman pointed out that GBC did not have a physical presence in three regions of the country and that the money that Parliament would use to set up its broadcasting station could be used to help GBC extend its services to those three regions, saying that would serve a better purpose because if Parliament were to set up a broadcasting station, it must ensure that it reaches every corner of the country.
