SIC Insurance Company Limited, has pledged to pay for the medical bills of the surgery of Pius Asiedu, a Journalist with ‘newswatchgh.com, who suffered gunshot wounds at the Ablekuma Central Collation Centre, while covering the 2020 election.
The leadership of the Company made the pledge when, together with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), paid a visit to the victim at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital where he had undergone a successful surgery.
Mr Asiedu was shot in the left leg at the center in the early hours of Tuesday, December 8, while observing the collation as an accredited Journalist by the Electoral Commission.
Prior to the election, the GJA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SIC, to provide an insurance package for Journalists covering the election.
The 20-million-cedi insurance package was to support 500 accredited members of the Association on covering the election with a high risk of bodily injury, damage or destruction of equipment like cameras and phones.
The Head of Corporate Affairs, SIC, Nana Yaw Mantey commended the GJA and the entire media fraternity for the unprecedented dedication they gave to the election coverage.
He said SIC will take care of every pesewa needed for the victim to get back onto his feet to go back to work.
The Medical Superintendent of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Srofenyoh, said the surgery was a success.
With the attack happening in the line of duty, Dr. Srofenyoh said the hospital will make some considerations when preparing the medical bills for the Patient, to enable the family to live comfortably after his recovery.
President of the GJA, Mr Roland Affail Monney, thanked SIC and the Hospital, for the urgency attached to the issue.
Mr Monney said the magnitude of injury shows the danger Journalists go through and appealed to Politicians to desist from subjecting the Media to verbal and physical attacks.
