The Council of State has urged the media to adhere to professional standards. This was in a reaction to a newspaper’s publication which alleged that the Council “is angry over the collapse of State-Owned Banks.”
The said publication posted the picture of the Chairman of the Council and two other members to illustrate the story which has turned out to be ‘Fake News’.
“The Council wishes to state that as a body it takes collective decisions. Since the Council’s public positions are held to be credible and respected, it is important that publications attributed to it are verified to ensure that they are accurate” the statement pointed out.
The statement which was signed by Peace the Ag Secretary to the Council, A.P. Okantey (Mrs), entreated to the said newspaper to confer with the Public Affairs Unit of the Council on publications attributed to it.
