RADIO STATIONS MUST BE PROFESSIONAL

The Director of Obonu FM, Nii Anang Patapaa, has called on radio stations to be professional in their work to serve as a credible source of information for the society.
The director, who was speaking at the seventh anniversary of the Obonu Russia Fan club, said the good works of the station was being manifested in the springing up of various fun clubs. He said, the station had over the years approached its work with professionalism, serving as a credible source of information to the people of Ghana.
Mr Anang Patapaa said the station had been using its medium to educate the Gadangme people in respect of its language and traditions over the years through the fun clubs.
He encouraged members of the club to stay together in harmony, and educate others to maintain and spread the Ga language and traditions.
The Obonu Russia Fun club was founded on September 3, 2002, a year after the founding of Obonu FM in Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Accra.
The club was formed with an initial registration of sixty nine (69) people, and had since been increasing.
The club has organised various programmes to help the community, made donations to the St Marie Louise Children’s Hospital, undertook general clean up exercises in the Russia community and visited the Accra Mental Hospital as well as organised AIDS awareness programmes through the Russian and Sukura communities.
Its first patron, Naa Korkor Aadzieoyi, advised the various clubs and the people of Ga not to forget their traditions but to engage a Ga tutor to help in the teaching of the language and traditions.
The Adabraka Mantse, Nii Tetteh Adjabeng, thanked the Obonu Russia fun club for bringing all the other fun clubs together, and thanked the management of Obonu FM for bringing together people of the Ga tribe through their educative programmes.