Staff of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest, displaying placards to register their grievances during President John Dramani Mahama’s visit to the state broadcaster as part of his working tour of selected state-owned media houses.

The placards carried strong messages calling for reforms at GBC and questioning the leadership of the corporation.

Some read “GBC needs a strategic leader – President Mahama,” “GBC staff are dying,” and “President Mahama, please reset GBC.

It’s long overdue.” Others demanded investigations into management decisions, including “Investigate Prof. Alhassan Amin on All African Games and many others,” and raised concerns over alleged plans to privatise management.

The demonstrators also highlighted poor working conditions, urging the President to intervene to improve staff welfare. According to the protesting workers, years of neglect, inadequate resources, and leadership challenges have affected morale and the ability of GBC to effectively compete in the modern media landscape.

President Mahama’s visit was intended to assess the operations of state-owned media and engage management on ways to strengthen public broadcasting.

The protest, however, shifted focus to long-standing internal concerns, with staff appealing directly to the President for decisive action.

Although management of GBC has not officially responded to the placards, the protest underscores growing tension within the corporation and renewed calls for accountability, transparency, and reforms to reposition GBC as a strong and credible public service broadcaster.