The Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has stated that the government will rely on a critical and objective media to assess its performance. He, therefore, urged the media to feel free to point out the weaknesses of the government, stressing that "there will not be any room for censorship of the media". Mr Ayariga said this when he paid a familiarisation visit to the offices of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) in Accra yesterday. He stressed the government's resolve to strengthen the existing relationship between it and the media in general and the GCGL in particular. He urged media practitioners to exhibit professionalism in their work and centre their debate and discussions on policies rather than on personalities. Mr Ayariga said Professor Mills' government would protect the media whose agenda was geared towards the development of the marginalised and the underprivileged in society. He said the GCGL, as an industry, would be required to expand its capabilities to create more jobs for the people. He commended the management and staff of the GCGL for its continued role in setting the agenda for the nation, adding that "our doors are opened". The Managing Director of the GCGL, Mr Ibrahim Awal, said the company, which had been in existence for more than 5O years, had maintained some values that had brought it to its present state. He said the GCGL, as an entity, would support the government in multi-dimensional forms and pledged the company's commitment to partner the government to set the agenda to demystify governance. The General Manager (Newspapers) of the GCGL, Mr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, commended the government for its gesture to maintain metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives until new appointments were made. Source: Daily Graphic