Despite decades of concerns that governments have repeatedly abused the state media for political gain and to viciously attack opponents, the new PPP/C government plans to retain all aspects of the sector.
“We cannot see any immediate reason for the disbanding of any of the state media and therefore I cannot say that this is part of any plan to disband them,” Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy, told Stabroek News in an interview.