GBC Director To Go On Leave For Mishandling TV License Issues

The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Dr. Akuffo Annor-Ntow, has proceeded on leave with immediate effect.

The decision to have him go on leave was taken on after a meeting involving the Corporation’s board.

Board Chairman of GBC, Reverend Professor Emmanuel Addo-Obeng, explained the decision. He stated that is was due to Dr. Annor-Ntow’s poor handling of the TV License issue.

Apparently, he said the National Media Commission (NMC) has already been notified about the directive. However, he was quick to add that the duration of the Director General’s leave has not yet been decided.

According to him, the GBC Board will have to consult the NMC. They would decide on how long the Director-General is supposed to stay on leave.

His Statement

“We are going to immediately engage NMC to discuss a whole lot of issues affecting GBC and the future of the state broadcaster.”

Furthermore, he stated that an interim management team has been set up to steer the affairs of the GBC until issues are resolved.

“We have put an interim management committee in place with a board member and two directors of GBC to hold the fort while this consultation goes on.”

Meanwhile, news of the directive to have Dr. Annor-Ntow proceed on leave is not surprising. This is due to his decision to prosecute defaulters of the TV License fees.

Dr. Annor-Ntow came in for strong criticism for spearheading a move to set up 11 courts nationwide prosecute those who fail to pay their TV License fees.

Although the move was suspended following the public uproar, the GBC Board deemed Dr. Annor-Ntow to have handled the issue poorly and that has now led to a directive to have him proceed on leave.