Newly elected leaders of the Assemblies of God Church has paid a courtesy call on the Management of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). This was on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
The purpose of the visit was to introduce the newly elected leaders and also use the opportunity to commend GBC for the good work it has done over the years despite the economic challenges and limited resources.
In his remarks, the General Superintendent of the Church, Rev. Stephen Wengam, said, the Assemblies of God has over the years had a good and cordial relationship with the Corporation and considers GBC a major stakeholder, hence the visit.
In commending the GBC, Rev Wengam said the church wants to add its voice to the call on the government to commit resources to the state broadcaster.
He also advised all Ghanaians and political parties to unite in these trying times, share ideas and come up with solutions that better the economic situation of the country as opposed to “tearing ourselves apart through blame games”.
Rev. Wengam listed six thematic areas that his administration intends to implement to position the church and also affect the nation as a whole positively. These areas include; Reach, Rebuilding, Restore, Reforms, Repositioning and Rebranding.
He said the Assemblies of God Church is willing to partner with the GBC on all fronts to build a more stable and healthy nation.
Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Prof. Amin Alhassan, welcomed the leadership of the church and used the opportunity to also sensitize them on platforms that GBC operates (Radio, TV and Online) and its audience reach.
Most importantly, he enlightened the leadership on what GBC represents in the economic space and emphasised that GBC is not only in business for money but as a public service broadcaster
“GBC is mandated and is more concerned with fairly representing the complex diversity of each region in the country,” he stated.
He also Indicated GBC’s willingness to collaborate with the Assemblies of God and that, both the social and developmental interventions of the church needs to be publicised so Ghanaians can appreciate their contribution to national development.