The State Insurance Company (SIC) has supported Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) with 500 branded reflective jackets for the coverage of December 7, general elections.
The Head of Corporate and Special Risk of the SIC, Mr Emmanuel Simpiney-Mensah, said the gesture was in fulfilment to a promise made to the GJA when it provided a Gh¢ 20 million insurance package to cover 500 journalists during the 2020 elections late November.
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He said journalists needed maximum protection and safety to cover the elections being key players in the dissemination of information to the populace.
“We are personally behind the journalists,” he said.
He urged journalists to go out there, work boldly and seek the truth to ensure a peaceful election.
Mrs Linda Asante-Agyei, Vice President GJA expressed appreciation on behalf of the Association to SIC for the gesture and assured that the jackets would be distributed to members across the nation.
She urged journalists to discharge their duties professionally, report objectively, fairly lift the image of the profession higher.