CAMP-G Ashanti Regional Chapter inaugurated

                                          *Fr. Tuffour(middle) with members of the Chapter

The Catholic Association Media Practitioners –Ghana (CAMP-G), Ashanti Regional Chapter was recently inaugurated in at the St. Paul’s Parish at Amakom in the Kumasi Archdiocese with a call on Media practitioners, to use their profession to advance the good of society.

Very Rev. Fr. Louis Tuffuor, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Kumasi, who made the call, said the media was a very important tool that if well harnessed could be used to promote the development of society, instead of it being used to foment trouble.

He expressed worry about the wrong use of media platforms to promote ideas and practices that were inimical to the development of society and charged Catholic Media practitioners to be worthy examples to others.

Fr. Tufour, who installed the new executives of the Chapter, challenged Catholic media practitioners to use their skills and profession to safeguard society from degenerating into chaos and promote unity and development in the country.

He asked the members to see their profession as a ministry and perform it to the glory of God by educating the public on pertinent issues and speaking against the ills of society.

As Catholic Media practitioners “you have a duty to be truthful and professional in the discharge of your duty and to promote unity in society”, he stated.

The Vicar General appealed to the members to let their faith show in their work and to set them apart from the crowd.

The Chapter has Johnson Gyampoh as Chairman; Felix Baidoo as Secretary; Robert Sey as Financial Secretary and William Boakye Baafi, Organizer, Nana Asabre Oduyefuor, Assistant Secretary with Juliana Azakrah as Treasurer.

Mr. Gyampoh in an address narrated efforts to start the group several years ago and expressed gratitude to all who made the inauguration a success.

He pledge their commitment to make the Chapter a vibrant body in the service of the Church and its members.  

The Chief of Amakom, Nana Adu Mensah Asare II, Amakomhene, advised members to exercise due diligence in their work and eschew sensationalism as well as not rush to break a news item and in the process tarnish people’s reputation.

He urged members to guard against the pressures that come with media pluralism, which often force practitioners to compromise on professional integrity to hastily break the news without thorough check.

He said he was hopeful that the formation of the group would breeze a new air into the media scene particularly in the Ashanti region.

Mr. Emmanuel Vorgbe, interim National Chairman of the group, congratulated the executives and members of the new Chapter, and urged them to continuously work in unity to promote and uphold the ideals Association in the Region.