Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby, controversial member of the ruling party, has accused the

Communications Minister Ursula Ekuful Owusu of speaking so vociferously on behalf of the Chinese government than she is doing for Ghana.

Dr. Wereko-Brobby's  pronouncement comes amid controversy over Government's agreement with the Chinese firm, Star Communication Network Technology to manage the country’s Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) infrastructure.

Mrs Owusu-Ekuful  on Saturday said Ghana’s broadcasting space is not being handed over to Chinese firm StarTimes as is being perceived by some Ghanaians.

The Chinese company has secured a deal with government that will see it extend satellite TV to over 300 villages across the country.

The minister said  in a statement that the public is confusing issues on the digital infrastructure and its satellite programme to extend digital TV to 300 communities which Startimes is actually running.

She said she will work with various industry stakeholders to ensure a cost-effective digital infrastructure is built, even ad the minority in parliament and other stakeholders are against the deal.

Her assurance comes after her deputy George Andah had said an agreement with StarTimes is a condition for Ghana to secure a $19 billion loan from the China EXIM bank.

But Mr Brobbey post on his Facebook wall suggests  the Minister's explanation  only seeks to make the  deal look Good, despite the red flags being raised by Ghanaians.

The communications ministry believes the move will help Ghanaians in rural communities to become alert on national issues and be involved in development since they have will access to content about national projects.

Source: ghanaguardian.com