The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, has stressed that Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts will remain ineffective without a strong and independent media landscape.
Speaking at a national forum on media and anti-corruption in Accra, he warned that corruption continues to be deeply rooted, with the country making little meaningful progress in addressing the challenge.
According to him, while initiatives such as ORAL offer some hope, their success ultimately depends on the ability of the media to operate freely and hold power to account.
He argued that without a resilient press, efforts to expose wrongdoing and demand accountability would be significantly weakened, slowing down national progress in tackling corruption.
Adding to the discussion, former Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Vitus Adaboo Azeem, called for renewed urgency among civil society organisations.
He urged bodies such as Transparency International and the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition to intensify their campaigns and strengthen collaboration in confronting corruption.
Mr Azeem also challenged journalists to be more deliberate in how they allocate coverage, encouraging them to boycott press events that lack substance.
He suggested that withholding media attention from what he described as unproductive engagements could pressure public officials to focus on meaningful accountability processes.
The forum highlighted the growing consensus that beyond policy measures, a proactive media and civil society presence remains central to Ghana’s broader anti-corruption agenda.
