{"id":41873,"date":"2023-05-05T19:52:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=41873"},"modified":"2023-05-05T19:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:39:38","slug":"mahama-salutes-ghanaian-journalists-on-world-press-freedom-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-salutes-ghanaian-journalists-on-world-press-freedom-day","title":{"rendered":"Mahama salutes Ghanaian journalists on World Press Freedom Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Former President John Dramani Mahama, has extended congratulatory message to Ghanaian journalists for their roles in the nation\u2019s building.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr Mahama in a statement to mark the 2023 World Press Freedom Day, which fell on May 3, said it was in the interest of young democracies like Ghana\u2019s that the role of the independent media, in holding governments accountable, was protected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day, I salute our gallant Ghanaian journalists who defy all manner of threats and inducements, and courageously continue to expose wrongs in our society,\u201d Mr Mahama stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the blot of the still unsolved murder of Ahmed Suale weighing heavily on the nation\u2019s conscience, the government owes it a duty to our country to do better by working hand-in-hand with our press men and women in building a safer, more just and transparent society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further bemoaned Ghana\u2019s deteriorated ranking on the World Press Freedom Index. \u201cThis is not the Ghana the world had come to know. 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