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Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has petitioned the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and National Media Commission (NMC) about the activities of "money doublers" on television and urged them to take appropriate action.
In a tweet, the Minister said: "I have written to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and National Media Commission (NMC) to take note of the activities of money doublers on TV and act appropriately to tackle it."
What I have said is that I have written to the Bank of Ghana and the National Media Commission to take note of the activities of money doublers on TV and act as appropriate to tackle it.
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) April 29, 2020
The Ghana Cedi which is produced under the authority of the BOG cannot and ought not to be duplicated. The BOG and NMC have a responsibility to take a view of such acts on our televisions and act accordingly.
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) April 29, 2020
The comments came following some media reports that the government intends to ban all broadcasts and advertisements of fetish priests and 'Mallams'.
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