Dr Impraim tasks media practitioners to use their platforms to advocate for change
By Selorm GBORBIDZI, Accra
Director of Research and Advocacy at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Dr Kojo Impraim, has advised media practitioners in the country to use their platforms to push for change in the country.
He criticised the over politicisation of issues to the detriment of critical matters that need addressing in the country.
He made the plea at a two-day training for some 25 financial, business and economic reporters on Government Revenue Mobilisation and Illicit Financial Flows.
To close the knowledge and capacity gaps on RBL and IFFs, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is implementing the project: “Strategic Partnership Initiative for Ghana and West Africa,” funded by the OXFAM in Ghana and DANIDA under the Accountable Governance Programme II.
Dr Impraim bemoaned the proliferation of political media houses which are owned and operated by known politicians to control the media narrative.
He commended the Ghanaian media for their work in bringing attention to the galamsey menace, but urged them to do more in the financial sector to bring light to the issues in the sector.
Economist and Extractive Governance Expert, Samuel Bekoe, took the reporters through what Resource-Backed Loans are and how they are used to secure financing for projects.
He also touched on the opportunities of reserve-based lending and the risks involved.
