COKA CHARGES FEMALE JOURNALISTS TO PREACH PEACE AND UNITY DURING AND AFTER ELECTION

COKA CHARGES FEMALE JOURNALISTS TO PREACH PEACE AND UNITY DURING AND AFTER ELECTION

Since peace and unity play an integral part in a nation’s development, Former Constituency Chairman for Afigya Kwabre South on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has admonished female journalists to use their media platforms to promote peace and unity.

He stated that irrespective of one’s jurisdiction, if one region or community was in conflict, it ripples to another community or region.

To this end, female journalists should endeavour to be peace ambassadors.

Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, affectionately called COKA, stated this in his maiden interaction with some selected female Show Hosts, Producers, Reporters, and Editors in the Ashanti on Saturday, 30th August.

COKA reiterated the significant role of women in development hence his deliberate effort in increasing women in appointed positions during his term as Constituency Chairman.

On engaging the female journalists, COKA noted the role females play in the media landscape; however, in most situations, political figures only interact with their male colleagues.

He was optimistic that such a meeting with the females in the Journalism profession was timely to serve as motivation to the females that their work in the media industry was appreciated.

To those who were not members of the Ghana Journalists Association, he encouraged them to register as joining professional groups was necessary in shaping the work they do and also to get assistance from such professional associations in times of need.

Story by Anita Frimpong