Socrate Safo, the Chairman of the National Film Authority (NFA), has stated that all unapproved and unclassified advertisements involving money ritual or money doubling will be prohibited beginning May 1, 2021.
The chairman revealed that, beginning on May 1st, such businesses will be required to apply to the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for a license to operate in money-doubling businesses and to run an advertisement to that effect.
Mr. Socrate Safo emphasized that businesses and individuals who do not have the necessary licenses to operate such businesses will be denied requests to have their content broadcasted.
“If you approach us with a program and the content is about money doubling, then we expect you to have such a license.
If you are Mallam and you want to double money all we are requiring from you is to show us a license you have from the Security and Exchange Commission and the Bank of Ghana to operate as a money doubler. If you don’t have it, then we can’t classify such content for you,” he noted.
The chairman added that the law on classification was set to be implemented in June last year but some further engagement with Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) caused it to be delayed.
He stressed that from 1st May, with reference to the Development and Classification of film Act 953, contents including documentaries, music videos, television programmes before they are broadcasted will through a strict review by the Authority.
“We (National Film Authority) have been with them (GIBA) back and forth till date and we have set May 1, to start implementing the law and this stage was actually set in collaboration with GIBA. So actually, it has been a matter of engagement with the stakeholders,” he said on JoyNews.
Source: TheBBCghana.Com
