I’m happy to see you as CEO of Media General – Bagbin tells Beatrice Agyemang as he calls for women empowerment

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has said there is a need for Ghana to improve its women’s representation at the highest level of decision-making in all sectors including Parliament.

He stated that Ghana is currently doing 14.5 percent of women representation in parliament, which he said is one of the lowest statistics in the world when it comes to female representation in the lawmaking house.

Mr Bagbin said these when he paid a courtesy call on the management of Media General led by Madam Beatrice Agyemang.

In the meeting, the Speaker told the CEO of Media General that “I’m happy to see you heading the Group because women don’t even usually get that far.

“You gentlemen calling your women your better halfs, please let us see it, not just hear it. If they are your better half they must have a better place, not just in your heart but in everything you do in life.

“I think that we are far behind, even in Parliament’s 14.5 percent representation, it is one of the worst in Africa. Even our Arab countries have taken up the mantle and they are moving ahead, there are about a little bit over 30 countries now in Africa where the representation is over 30 percent, Ghana is 14.5 percent and you say you are a modern-day democracy? Which kind of model is that?

“The highest is Rwanda in Africa, 61 per cent. We in Ghana can do it also.”

Madam Beatrice Agyemang who welcomed the Speaker to the premises of the company walked Mr Bagbin through the journey of Media General.

Regarding the news content, she said the compnay has an editorial committee that scrutinizes news content before they are churned out through its channels.

She said these when she welcomed the Speaker of Parliament to the premises of the media conglomerate at Adesawe, Kanda in Accra when the Speaker paid a courtesy call on the management on Thursday, June 29.

Madam Agyemang indicated that Mr Bagbin’s visit was the first time a Speaker of Parliament visited Media General.

“TV3 is number 1 in the ranking, ” Madam Agyeman told the Speaker.

She added “We have a strong editorial committee to ensure that we are very balanced, transparent and fair in our reportage, every news item you see goes through scrutiny.”

“I am hoping that this is the beginning of a good relationship,” she stressed.

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