16th September 2022 3:16:14 PM
2 mins readDr. John Kofi Mensah, the managing director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), has urged the media to prioritize covering agribusiness, which is the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-key Addo's vision.On Thursday, September 15, 2022, while the executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), led by its president Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, were visiting the bank's offices, the ADB Managing Director made the request.
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The bank's managing director stressed the importance of media coverage of the agribusiness industry, which offers numerous chances for employment to young people and is a significant driver of the nation's economy.He said: “We want you to support the ADB to develop in the area of agri-business because that is the main objective of the President.
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”He stressed that: “the media remains a critical part of our democratic dispensation and for us in the corporate world”.The Managing Director further assured the GJA of the bank’s support for its major activities, including the Journalists Support Fund, the GJA awards, building the capacity of Journalists, rebranding and refurbishment of the Press Centre.
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“We want to assure you that as it was with the past executives, we are going to do same and even more; we know that with you we are going to go higher and higher”, the ADB Managing Director noted.He further commended the media for its continued support for the bank over the past years.“We thank you for helping ADB to deliver on its services.”The ADB has partnered individual media houses and the GJA for the past nine years.
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The GJA President underlined the collaboration with important partner institutions around the nation in order to investigate potential for growth for both the institutions and the association as the main goal of the trip to the ADB.He expressed gratitude to the ADB for continuing to assist the association throughout the years.He also guaranteed the association's assistance in fostering agribusiness to the bank.
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He emphasized, "We want to cooperate with you to establish a healthy business climate.
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