Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson has opined that she does not think celebrities are to wait to be appointed by the government to share information on the covid-19 pandemic.
This is in response to the initiative that the government was appointing celebrities to help disseminate coronavirus information to the public.
In a press briefing 18th March 2020, the information minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah clarified that celebrities are to use their large social media following to disseminate information as a way of helping the nation.
“Government doesn’t intend to pay any celebrity to go out there to become ambassadors for COVID-19. I mentioned in our meeting with the GJA, NMC etc. that we were also thinking of having persons with large following share our messages,” Oppong Nkrumah said.
Taking to her twitter page, Lydia Forson said all influencers should make their platforms available to get information out.
She added that all her pages are available to share the necessary information which she has already been doing since the declaration of the first two cases.
“I don’t think we need wait on government to appoint #coronavirus ambassadors to disseminate information. I think every influencer should make their platform available to the ministry or information and health to share important information. All my pages are available,” she tweeted.
I don’t think we need wait on government to appoint #coronavirus ambassadors to disseminate information.
I think every influencer should make their platform available to the ministry or information and health to share important information.
All my pages are available.
— miss forson (@lydiaforson) March 19, 2020
As at 20th March 2020, Ghana has confirmed a total of 16 covid-19 and celebrities have intensified education on their social media pages.
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By: Hajia Lamy Gates |ghanaweekend.com
