Graphic to attach reporters to presidential candidates (24/11/08)

THE Daily Graphic will assign its reporters to all the eight presidential candidates contesting in this year’s general elections.
This is to ensure equitable coverage of all the activities of the presidential candidates in the Daily Graphic.
The General Manager in charge of Newspapers of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL), Mr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, announced this yesterday when the Youth Network for Human Rights and Democracy (You-net) and representatives of the youth wing of all the political parties paid a courtesy call on the GCGL to present awards to the company.
He said this would help the presidential aspirants to sell themselves to the general public.
Mr Boadu-Ayeboafoh said it was also to present the aspirants to the general public as part of the company’s obligations as a state-owned media to keep the public informed about their favourite presidential candidates.
He noted that the company would not deprive any candidate from reaching out to the eligible voters in order for Ghanaians to listen to what they had for them and for the public to make informed decisions.
He advised the youth wings of the political parties to refrain from activities that would undermine the confidence of the people who looked up to them.
Four awards were presented to the GCGL for its contribution to the development of peace in Ghana and for supporting party youth movements.
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr Randsford Tetteh, was presented with an award for his leadership as the Editor of the Daily Graphic.
The Managing Director of the company, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, and Mr Boadu-Ayeboafoh were also rewarded.
The co-ordinator of You-net, Mr Sampson Kwabah, said the network had for six years been organising training sessions and workshops for the youth wings of the various political parties to create awareness for their political career and how best they could maintain peace in the country.
The programmes co-ordinator, Mr Theophilus Aperkor, said the aim of You-net was to bring youth groups together for the purpose of youth development and to encourage the youth to participate in issues of national interest, democracy and the promotion of peace among themselves.