Kwesi Pratt Jnr

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Kwesi Pratt Jnr
Born7 September 1953
OccupationManaging editor of the Insight Newspaper
ChildrenMaame Ama Pratt

Kwesi Pratt Jnr (born 7 September 1953 [1] ) is a Ghanaian journalist [2] and managing editor of the Insight newspaper. [3] [4] He was a member of Alliance for Change, the organisers of the 1995 Kume Preko anti-government demonstration. [5] He is the founder and owner of the Pan African Television network in Ghana. He is also affiliated with the Socialist Movement of Ghana. [6]

Politics

Pratt is a Convention People's Party (CPP) member and has occupied many roles in the party, including his appointment in 2006 as the Publicity committee chairman of the party. [7]

In 2020, he appealed to the government to instill fear into the public to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]

He recently challenged the wisdom of the government giving up Ghana's gold resources to foreign mining companies to exploit and leave Ghana with little to no returns. [9]

References

  1. ↑ theheraldteam. "Happy Belated Birthday! Mr. Pratt". Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld – Ghana: Information on the date of founding of the Movement for Freedom and Justice (MFJ) including whether there were informal meetings held before its founding". Refworld.
  3. ↑ Cheeseman, Nic; Lynch, Gabrielle; Willis, Justin (21 December 2016). "Ghana shows a troubling willingness to accept political corruption, our recent survey shows". The Washington Post.
  4. ↑ "Kwesi Pratt blasts Menzgold; dares them to sue if they've a case". 18 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "'Kume Preko' victims deserve national recognition – Tarzan". Modern Ghana.
  6. ↑ "Kwesi Pratt Jnr accuses NPP of attacking Nkrumah's legacy". ghanaweb.com. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Yaw (23 February 2006). Daily Graphic: Issue 1,49671 February 23 2006. Graphic Communications Group.
  8. ↑ "Create fear and panic to prevent coronavirus second wave - Kwesi Pratt to govt". GhanaWeb. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ghana, are we that stupid? - Kwesi Pratt fumes". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.


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