The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has announced plans to privatize its management structure to enhance the long-term sustainability of the state broadcaster. This proposal comes amid ongoing discussions about the best ways to restructure state media institutions to improve efficiency and competitiveness in Ghana’s rapidly evolving media landscape. According to the Corporation, past shareholder agreements have not produced the expected results.
Under the new approach, only the management of GBC will be handed over to private control, while the ownership of the facility will remain entirely with the Corporation. The Director-General of GBC, Prof. Amin Alhassan, shared this information during a meeting with the Communications and Information Committee of Parliament during a recent visit to the Corporation.
“We will own the facility one hundred percent, but we will allow a private management team to take over, and we will ensure that we monitor their performance. In terms of private sector participation in shareholding, it hasn’t benefited us,” he explained.
Source: Nii Ayikwei Okine
