Correspondence from Ashanti Region Barima Freduah Agyemang Ababio, the chief of Kenyase in the Kwabre East Municipality, has urged journalists to unite and plan proactively for their future, emphasizing the importance of avoiding hardship and poverty in retirement.
The Kenyasehene issued the call while chairing the Thanksgiving & Get-together ceremony of the Ashanti Regional Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) held at the Longford Event Centre in Kwadaso, Kumasi.
He expressed concern over the potential for journalists, who play a vital role in educating, entertaining, holding leadership accountable, and ensuring community development, to face financial difficulties later in life. "It is very sad that journalists who educate, entertain, hold leadership to account, and ensure the development of the country and various communities, will end up in poverty and hardship during their old age," Barima Ababio stated.
He stressed that the time has come for journalists to unite and begin carefully planning for their future financial security. "You are the eyes and key stakeholders of society and its well-being," he said. "It is therefore very imperative that you consider uniting and also plan well for your future well-being.
