Some Ghanaians have raised concerns about the seeming preference being given to privately-owned media station, Woezor TV over state broadcaster, Ghana Television relative to the broadcast of national events.

The concerns focus on the observation that since the arrival of the John Dramani Mahama government, the role of GTV as the primary broadcaster of key national events, particularly from the Jubilee House is being usurped by Woezor TV.

GTV, known for producing state events and securing broadcasting rights for other media stations in the country, now seems to be sidelined. This development has sparked discussions among Ghanaian netizens.

Critics have asserted that the emerging dominance of Woezor TV, which has led to the social media handles of the presidency broadcasting live events with the Woezor logo, does not bode well for the image of the country. They argue that Woezor TV, being a private entity, should not be given exclusive rights to broadcast government events, as it is not a state broadcaster.

In response to these concerns, Stan Xoese Dogbe, the Director of Operations at the Presidency, posted a lengthy write-up on Facebook on February 19, 2025.

He explained that the privately owned media station has been the official broadcaster of the NDC since their time in opposition, a role it continues to fulfill.

He questioned the motives behind the public outcry regarding the station taking over the position traditionally held by GTV, emphasizing that no authority has prevented GTV from taking a live feed from the presidency.

According to him, he sees no wrongdoing if GTV picks a live feed from Woezor TV to broadcast. He instead suggested that a collaborative relationship should exist among all media platforms in the country, as they all share the same goal of informing the public, rather than engaging in unhealthy competition.

Wading into the controversy, investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni pointed out that other media stations, including GTV, having unfettered access to broadcast or take feeds from the presidency should not be an issue. However, he stressed that the president's social media accounts broadcasting with Woezor TV's logo create a significant conflict of interest.

He explained this by stating that Stan Dogbe, the Director of Operations at the presidency, being the owner of the media channel, holds a position that gives him the potential to influence which station provides official live feeds for presidential and national events. This, he argued, could lead to controversies, even if Dogbe does not actively exercise that influence.

Manasseh therefore advised Dogbe to avoid such controversies, as they could undermine his work at the presidency and overshadow his role.

Read some of the comments below:

Woezor TV, just like any media house, should be allowed to broadcast government related news.

However, official government platforms like the Jubilee House should not be allowed to broadcast feed from any other media outlet when GBC is there.

— #Let'sTalkGhana (@drgyimah) February 20, 2025

There’s everything wrong with Woezor becoming the de facto state broadcaster

You are just being dishonest and cynical if you see nothing wrong

— Jude Duncan (@mensaduncan) February 19, 2025

Ebi now the Woezor TV then GBC conversation make clear to me. Woezor can do the production but the President's page carrying a feed with Woezor TV is SOMEWAY. They can serve that page a clean feed and all others media houses can also pick the clean feed. That's idea, I think.…

— SITSO (@OfficialSitso) February 20, 2025

Dear NDC,

The Woezor-ization of our national broadcasts is becoming 'something that is there'.

Ghana has a national broadcaster with a mandate. You can empower Woezor in many creative ways without diminishing GBC. Not rocket science.

— #SportyFMIsHere (@garyalsmith) February 19, 2025

Your case has shifted from Woezor TV overtaking GBC/GTV to that of Governemnt Communication posting Woezor TV feed instead of GBC/GTV.

Be consistent and prepare before setting agenda😂😂😂😂

— KOJO DYNAMIC 𓃵 (@AnnanPerry) February 19, 2025

I know most of you won’t agree on this, but this is my point.

Woezor TV is not a state TV nor the official channel to broadcast govt newsfeed.

That thing should be Stopped IMMEDIATELY.
What happened to GTV?

— Baba Sadick (@Big_Afellay) February 19, 2025

Apparently, all media houses have access to Presidency events and that goes for both production and broadcast purposes.
Some just choose to rely on Woezer for the feed.
What I don't get, is why the President's social media handles are broadcasting with Woezor TV logo.

— Victor (@AtsuTamakloe) February 20, 2025

Is Woezor TV the only broadcasting network allowed to stream live events at the Presidency? If so, that's unjustifiable; the president should not grant exclusive access to a single channel.

If not, we are no longer in 1992, when only GTV held exclusive rights to broadcast live…

— EL-DAD (@ChristDeKing) February 20, 2025

Prior to the 2020 election, Citi TV/FM did not broadcast any NDC press conference. Even 2024, only few media houses embraced the NDC.

We were in the trenches with Woezor TV. Now that we get power, you expect the NDC to forget Woezor? You are not serious. pic.twitter.com/6OTXtpIU2b

— POLITICAL EXPOSES (@PExposes) February 19, 2025

STAN DOGBE, WOEZOR TV AND THE PRESIDENTIAL TV
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Some people have raised concerns over what they describe as the taking over of the state broadcaster’s role by Woezor TV, a television channel owned by the Deputy Chief of… pic.twitter.com/eu6EMZ3Vtk

— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) February 20, 2025