"Mischievous, Hollow Journalism Is Hurting Our Industry" - Akofa Edjeani
Veteran actress Akofa Edjeani has called out certain media houses for misrepresenting her words regarding a supposed petition about appointments within the National Film Authority (NFA). Speaking on Penpensiwa, an all-ladies entertainment show hosted by Obomengniibaa Nana Akua, she set the record straight, expressing frustration over how her comments were taken out of context. According to Edjeani, she was never involved in any petition concerning the NFA and had no intention of writing about it. “I got a call or two when someone asked me about the petition, but I said I wasn’t going to bother writing anything about it because I didn’t think it was necessary,” she stated. She explained that weeks before the NFA appointments were announced, she had already written to President John Dramani Mahama to inform him that she was not interested in any government position. “I don’t know his mind, and His Excellency has not told me he is giving me any position. I just sent it in case he wanted t...