President Nana Akufo-Addo on August 1, 2024 appointed new members to the board of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and other three state-owned media outlets as predicted in the controversial ‘Agyapadie Book’.
The Graphic Communications Group Limited, the Ghana News Agency, and the New Times Corporation all saw changes to their board during the reshuffle exercise organized by President Akufo-Addo.
The appointments, which was in line with Article 168 of the Constitution and Section 2(1)(e) of the National Media Commission Act, 1993 (Act 449), was said to be an action to refresh leadership at state media institutions.
However, the new appointments have received mixed reaction from the general public. While some have described it as a normal practice, others have also linked it to the predictions in the infamous ‘Agyapadie Book’. A portion of the book, which has been titled “Hijacking GBC”, predicts how some members of the ruling party are trying to control the media landscape in the country.
The appointments are as follow:
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
- Samuel Kojo Intsiaba – Chairman
- Tanoh Debrah
- Francis Dadzie
- Peter Djakwah
- Ama Serwa N-T
- Thomas Broni
- Adjei Afriyie Nketia
- Raymond Kumah Acquah
- The Director General
Graphic Communications Group Limited
- Ebenezer Asante Sefa – Chairman
- Yaw D Oppong
- Kyei-Brobbey Ishaq
- Roderick Emil Larsen Reindorf
- Prof Kofi Afranie
- Nana Ama Poku
- Gilbert Tietaah
- Juliet Amoah
- The Managing Director
Ghana News Agency
- Nana Gyan Apenteng – Chairman
- Alexander Mawusi Kofi Buadi
- Nana Sefa Twum
- Ivy Hoetu
- Kwasi Adu-Mante
- Rev Helena Opoku Sarkodie
- Emmanuel Ahene-Affoh
- General Manager
New Times Corporation
- Kwamina Quansah Aidoo – Chairman
- Kwesi Adjei Kersi
- Theresa Larteley Adu
- Ambassador Lawrence Roland Satuh
- Charity Binka
- Julio De-Medeiros Esq.
- Samuel S Sarfo
- Abdul Moomin Gbana
- The Managing Director