The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) strongly responded to economic policy analyst Senyo Hosi after he suggested that the state broadcaster was overstaffed.
During a panel discussion on TV3 on Saturday, March 16, 2025, Hosi reacted to a statement made by the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who disclosed that GBC had over 1,000 employees.
“The civil servants at GBC are 1,150. Even then, their director-general consistently laments that they have a manpower shortfall; they need about 700 more,” Kwakye Ofosu stated.
Expressing his surprise, Hosi interjected, “Eii, TV3, with all they are doing, how many people are you here?”
His remark did not sit well with the state broadcaster, which took to social media to respond.
In a post shared on X on Sunday, March 16, 2025, GBC dismissed the comparison between its operations and those of a private media house.
“GBC operates seven TV channels, 18 FM stations across the country, some of which broadcast to very remote areas and a digital platforms department.
“Currently, GBC broadcasts in about 27 Ghanaian languages, all in a bid to fulfill a Public Service Mandate. Comparing @tv3_ghana to GBC is like comparing a country to a continent. Thank you,” the broadcaster wrote.
See Senyo Hosi’s comments and GBC’s post below:
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
