Controversial Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini has bemoaned the lack of support for the erstwhile administration on the part of the media on their fight against galamsey.
Alhassan Suhuyini who also doubles as a media man formerly with Radio Gold says his colleagues in the media declined several request to support Former President Mahama’s efforts at fighting galamsey.
He added that during the previous administration, the media busied itself with petty issues and were more interested in hyping the flaws of the Former President and his administration than contributing to the galamsey fight.
“I know media men and I am comfortable to refer to them as colleagues who in the past said when their support was needed to champion national courses that it was not their business, and that a government was elected to carry out reforms that will change the lives of the people and the country for better and that is why it has PRs and Communication officers and Ministers to do the job of rallying people together for national courses and it wasn’t their business to say anything positive about the government and these are senior journalist that some of us in the profession looked up to”
“...they were of the view that people were paid to do such activities and they were to hold the government accountable and put it on its toes. Today, i see them championning this course and I smile even as I admire the fight but I smile, I smile at that hypocrisy, I smile at their disception and disdain that they show other political parties when they are in power and forget about the nationhood that we should protect at every time.”
Suhuyini explained, this behaviour was hypocritical and a big lesson to the party should it return to power someday.
He found it hard to belief that barely 3 months after the swearing in of President Akufo-Addo, the media seems to be active in mobilizing the citizens in the fight against this canker.
This attitude he believes, gives the impression that the media contributed to the success of President Akufo-Addo in the December 2016 polls and were willing to go any length to ensure his government succeeds.
“And perhaps when we have another opportunity one day they will not be able to deceive us. Galamsey has always being with us, many people have put in a lot of effort to curb it. The former President and his government did their bid but what level of support did we give it? Is it because it wasn’t our favourite party in power? Did we forget we were Ghanaian?”
On Tuesday, a media coalition against illegal mining comprising Graphic Communications Group Limited, the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), the Ghanaian Times, the Ghana Journalists Association, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, the Christian Council and PRIMPAG was launched to further strengthen the war against the menace.
This includes many other measures that other media organisations and Civil Society Organisations have initiated to put pressure on the government to take immediate and necessary action against the activities of illegal miners.
The call gained grounds after it was revealed that Ghana is at risk of importing water because of the effects of illegal miners.
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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This is pure ***barred word***. After all let's face it the media in Ghana is split. One group supports the the NPP and the other the NDC SO all the time Mahama was in power why didn't he get the NDC friendly press to help him fight galamsey? The answer is simple .In the first place the NDC affiliated press is without clout It is made up of rag-tag tabloids that publish mainly insults against personalities and spin propaganda for the NDC.As for their radio stations decent people would not be caught dead listening to them.The point is that the NDC part of the Ghanaian press was not taken seriously by anybody except a few.Mind you most NDC supporters don't or can't read.In any case was Mahama interested in stopping galamsey?The man was too busy ravaging the national treasury to do anything important.
this MP would be one term because of his attitude. what did they use their radio gold and others for? did he listen to Hon. Fuseni when he spoke of how the Chinese and his own people harassed him to kill the action he took on galamsey. the NDC was too corrupt and that was why they did not get the media to support them.
Hon. infact you are very smart. I really admired your boldness and the truth. You spoke my mind, i was wondering the sudden turn of events aganist this galamsey by the media. Thank you Hon. keep it up.
You admire the F00OLISHNESS he has been exhibiting so far in parliament? Instead of calling him to order you are there supporting him. No wonder violence never cease in Africa and North of Ghana. We support anything; right or wrong all because he's our kinsman. This is pure F00OLISHNESS & insult to the people Suhuyini represents.
i admire you Son keep up the good work, very bold may the lord help to fight to the end
Was the Government then interested in getting rid of galamsey? I will say "no". You were busy signing petitions for Montie 3 and insulting every Tom, ***barred word*** and Harry.
Eiii babies with laser teeth
Dear Hon. you were with Gadio Gold then, what did you do?.If there are hypocrites as you claim then you may be the no. One (1).Let us stop the blame game and face the GALAMSEY MENANCE HEAD ON.
Suhuyini, this is because your ndc government was not sincere about the fight against galamsey. the media at that time saw NDC as bunch of hypocrites who were indulging in galamsey. NDC as a party were not serious about the fight as compared to Nana Addo. He is very sincere.
Fellow Ghanaians and NPP supporters please read the article thoroughly and you would find out that no where did he insulted anybody, he chastised them for checking one government and sleeping with another government that is pure hypocrisy. Stop the insult and do intellectual analysis of what he said period