THE Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, has urged journalists in the region to effectively play a watchdog role to constantly monitor the production of oil and gas to ensure that the country derives maximum benefits from the oil and gas discovery.
He said that would ensure that the country was not cheated in the production of oil and gas.
However, Mr Aidoo stressed the need for media practitioners to upgrade their knowledge in the oil and gas industry in order to report on it accurately.
Mr Aidoo was speaking at an end-of-year press soiree the Western Regional Co-ordinating Council organised for the regional press corps in Sekondi.
He urged the media practitioners to continue educating the fishermen on the dangers associated with fishing around the oil rig to conscientise them to stop fishing in the area.
Mr Aidoo commended journalists in the region for their good performance during the year under review, adding that they were objective in their reportage.
The Regional Minister explained that the 10 per cent the chiefs in the region were demanding from the oil revenue was not meant for their individual pockets but for the overall development of the region.
“People think Parliament has thrown away the petition, but the President has assured the people in the region that there would be enough development in the Western Region,” he further explained.
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