Extol achievements of government. Awuni urges journalists

From: Tim Dzamboe, Ho

The presidential press secretary, Mr Andrew Awuni has urged media practitioners to extol the achievements of the government in order to counter the negative propaganda being peddled by opponents.
He said they should be able to articulate achievements on the consistent growth of the Domestic Gross Product(GDP), debt cancellation, leadership of the African Union, the Millennium Challenge Account(MCA) among other significant achievements to give correct direction and information to the people of the nation since those things did not just happen.
Mr Awuni was addressing media practitioners at a press soiree and conference at the residency in Ho.
He said the achievements signified that there was a path to follow adding that every government of the nation had invested in oil exploration but the discovery in commercial quantities eventually occurred under the New Patriotic Party(NPP) government.
“All this doesn’t just happen. You can’t ignore them to go and sleep. This shows that there is a path to follow”, he declared.
He said, “we have found a path for growth and development and the future” adding that when the touch of a person come into the life of a people the destiny cannot be ruled out.
Mr Awuni said for the first time in the history of the nation, Ghana could raise funds for development on the international market through the floatation of Eurobonds and said it was a sign that Ghanaian was weaning itself from traditional sources of revenue that had entangled the nation for far too long.
He charged journalists to take a critical look on the steady growth of the nation and appreciate it accordingly in order to give a correct picture to others.
“Journalists should be missionaries in the country and should not sit as impartial observers”, he said.
Mr Awuni said the new task or mission for the journalist is to be partial for development and growth to move the nation forward adding that, that was essential because there was no problem on the lack of rule of law, military dictatorship, freedom of expression in the nation again.
In an address, the Volta Regional Minister, Mr Kofi Dzamesi said the forum was vital for journalists especially of the Volta region where the peddling of falsehood was ripe by the propaganda of the strong opposition in the region.
He said it was unique that the press secretary had also been a guest to some Frequency Modulated (FM) stations to clear misconceptions on government policies.