Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has agreed to meet the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) on Thursday to deliberate on the StarTimes Satellite TV project.
GIBA has earlier objected the new agreement between the government of Ghana and StarTimes dubbed Access to Satellite TV for 300 Villages in Ghana which will benefit 6,000 households.
According to the association, the deal will be conflicting with a roadmap for Ghana’s Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) migration.
They have vented their frustration over the past days but Madam Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is reported to have said the group “cannot sit and dictate for us [Government]”.
Describing their concerns as alarmist, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful emphasised her unwillingness to engage GIBA articulating that the government was elected with a mandate and that doesn’t include kowtowing to the demands of GIBA.
Speaking on PEACE FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful willingly accepted a meeting with GIBA on Thursday, September 28, to deliberate on the issue after a plea from host Kwami Sefa Kayi.
“I am doing this for you [Kwami Sefa Kayi]. Thursday 2pm we’ll meet and discuss this issue,” she said.
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/Peacefmonline.com/ Twitter: @Washman5/ Instagram: Ambrose_wash
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This woman was like an idol in some hidden shrine . She was really ***barred word*** until NPP won power and made her minister. She was unemployed but now being paid with my taxes . she now been transformed and had deeply and shortly forgotten her past . Very rude and arrogance . Just continue to hide behind your ***barred word*** journalists like Kwame safa and baako. your days will soon come
Hmm, I am suprised at the Minister about her arrogance. I listerned to her on Saturday and was like wow. She used to be my idol but now power has made her so arrogant. The very people you said can not dictate to you are the very people you will mount platform at a rally and expect them to be there in your numbers. NPP this is not the way you campaigned. You used the arrogance of NDC as a tool only for you turn round being more arrogant than the NDC. Ursula for you to say its because of Kwame that you will meeting GIBA is sheer disrespect and arrogance. Madam dont forget that what Opanin agyekum always say "3mer3 nkaso". It is your time so ride on. No condition they say is permanent. like the sand in an hour glass, so are the days of our lives. Untill the rotten tooth is pulled out the mouth must chew with caution. NPP change your ways. dont be like them else the way you came in will be the same same way you will leave. A WORD TO THE WISE .......
"Doing this for a surrogates sake" indeed. So absurd we live in a society whereby fairness by the media has been bought by people they are politically inclined to and as a result lose their thinking caps. So sad. It is about time we stop idolizing some overrated journalist in this country if they cannot be fair in their ways to the listening public. It doesn't happen anywhere than village countries and they know themselves so they are freely and happily basking in the accolades undeservedly showered on them by sad sycophants. Let us be real for we are getting sick with this media people stomach direction journalism. If it is just about money be there and be seeing things in that direction. Osei Bonsu of Asempa FM is so humble and very professional by all standards and he is worth emulating. Let the arrogant put on their thinking caps and submit to learn wai…….Ya br3
Please Ursula, this is not the way to go, you guys are making our work more difficult than it should be. Some of used our own little resources to campaign for you to be where you are, we are not asking for anything, all we are asking for is to be treated with respect. We know what this radio and T.V. stations contributed to bring the party to power. Please don't make our work more difficult, let some humility show.
Dw3333 ne ahantang will finish this woman
Eiii so they will not listen to anyone apart from their surrogates? Rule of man. Arrogance of Power
How arrogant!!