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October 28, 2026
The leadership of Ghana’s Parliamentary Press Corps has proposed a rotation system to address growing demands by parliamentary committees to handpick specific media houses for coverage, a practice in Ghana’s Parliament.
This came to light on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya, where some executives of the Press Corps, together with the Director of Media Relations of Parliament and his officers, are on a benchmarking study tour.
Day two of the visit centered on media accreditation, press gallery management and communication strategies, collaboration between Parliament and the media to promote transparent and effective parliamentary communications, and enhancing knowledge and professional development in parliamentary journalism and media relations, as well as managing the relationship between Parliament and the Parliamentary Press Corps and the effective use of social media. Mr. Joe Okong’o is the Chief Media Relations Officer in Kenya.
According to the Corps, committees engaging with state agencies within Accra often insist on particular media houses, creating tension among members.
Mr. Simon Againab explained that the Corps operates a well-established platform where stories are shared, allowing one reporter to feed the platform for all members to use.
“One person could go and then feed the platform with whatever news he or she might have gathered with the team and then we can use it on the platform,” he said.
He noted that for assignments outside Accra, the Press Corps has no issue with Parliament using regional reporters due to resource constraints.
To resolve the impasse over committees selecting favourite media houses within Accra, the Corps wants all requests channeled through the Director of Media Relations and Corps executives for rotation.
“That is why we always say they should just leave everything with the Director. The Director will inform us that this committee is going out. The Executives can say these people went yesterday so another group should go today so that we can regulate them and then the story they want they can surely get it with such rotation,” he explained.
He cited an example where committees repeatedly request the same media houses for different ministerial engagements.
“If a committee for transport wants to visit the minister for transport and find out what the ministry is doing then they’ll say they want this particular media house. Then when the committee on energy is going to the minister for energy for engagement then they’ll mention the same media house that went out, so it becomes a problem,” he said.
He stressed that while it is a major challenge, the Corps is working to keep things under control.
“That is the main challenge we have but it’s not their fault. We are working to ensure everything is under control,” he added.
Kwaku sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com