Ghana’s Press Freedom Index improvement nothing to write home about – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, is not enthused about Ghana’s performance in the latest World Press Freedom Index.

Information Minister-designate, Fatima Abubakar, expressed her elation on JoyNews’ AM Show and was confident that the Ministry will do more to build on the strides made.

Speaking on the same show, the legislator insisted that the ranking being touted is a far cry from the stellar performance over the past decade.

He further recounted that the index reflected a positive outlook during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regime.

“Even with this best performance, it is not half as good as the worst performance as Mahama,” he said on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Sam George emphasised that “they should take us back to our days of 27th, and of being number one and number two, then we will celebrate it.”

Globally, the findings show that a growing number of political authorities are not doing their best to ensure a conducive environment for journalism and the public’s right to unbiased news and information.