Official : Media General launches “Election Command Center” for 2024 general elections

Media General, parent body of TV3, 3FM, Onua TV, Onua FM, Akoma FM, and Connect FM) has launched the Election Command Center for the 2024 general elections.

The Election Command Center was officially launched by the Troup Chief Executive Officer Madam Beatrice Agyemang in Accra on Thursday, August 29.

Several dignitaries including a professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo, Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NP), Peter Mac Manu, Fred Tetteh, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)  Godwin Ako Gunn, and others were in attendance.

During the event, the EC’s Deputy Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Fred Tetteh assured Ghanaians that with the support of all stakeholders, they will get it right again in this year’s general elections.

Mr Fred Tetteh indicated that the Commission has since 1992 delivered credible elections and will ensure that the same success is experienced in this year.

“The commission will assure Ghanaians that with the grace of God and the support of Ghanaians, as we try to cross the bridge in Dec 2024, we are going to get it right, let us all be united in Ghana and preserve the peace for ourselves and generations,” he said during the launch of Media General’s 2024 election coverage on Thursday, August 29.

For his part, Former National Chair of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Peter Mac Manu asked Ghanaians to avoid hate speech during the elections.

He says hate speech has the propensity to throw the country into chaos.

“I will call on Ghanaians to stop hate speech, it is dangerous and has brought many African countries to war, we should avoid misinformation and disinformation,” he said during the Media General 2024 election coverage launch on Thursday, August 29.

The General Manager of News at Media General Astus Ahiable has assured the general public that Media General will attach all sense of professionalism to the coverage of this year’s general elections

As a business, he said, “we take this responsibility seriously, we attach all sense of professionalism and good journalism in what we do.”

He added “Elections are for the people of Ghana,” he said during the launch of the Media General 2024 election coverage.

“Most Ghanaians see us as the go-to place for good news and entertainment.”

 

 

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