Paramount Chief of the Buipe Traditional Area Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II has been chosen by the Northern Region executives of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) to chair the 2021 edition of the Association’s regional awards.
According to the executives, the decision to settle on him was necessitated by his recognition of the media as a tool for development.
“Jira, we have monitored your countless engagement with the media over the years and as a partner in development, we couldn’t have settled on a better person than you to chair our awards this year,” regional Chairman of the Association Yakubu Abdul Majeed told him.
Mr Abdul Majeed eulogized the chief for his commitment to peace not only in the Savannah Region, where he is based, but throughout the three regions of the north.
“Jira, your commitment to peace which is a panacea for development is overwhelming,” he added.
For his part, Buipewura Jinapor II accepted to chair the occasion.
He promised to secure funds for the awards and also made some personal pledge of a bull, rice and an undisclosed amount of money.
“There are a lot of prominent people in the northern enclave and so settling on me is a privilege which I need to honor.
“I love the media and what they do because without the media we can’t develop and so any development-oriented ruler will have to by all means work with the media.”
He admonished the media in the north to use their work and space to project the regions.
“We are lagging behind in everything and we can only catch up with the south if you concentrate on stories that will project the regions of the north in a positive light to attract investors.
“We have the human and natural resources but we are unable to turn them around because of the perception people have about us. You can change that to positivity.”
The 2021 Northern GJA awards is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 in Tamale.
By Christopher Amoako|3news.com|Ghana
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