Haac, 7th mandate : Expectations

This Monday 22 July 2024, the new advisors of the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (Haac), 7e mandate will be sworn in this Monday 22 July before the President of the Republic, at the Marina Palace.

They will officially assume their duties after the installation ceremony. This is Edouard Loko, Mohamed Barre, Roukiatou Bio Faï, Marcellin Ahonoukoun, Ahokanou Fernand Gbaguidi, N’tcha Gérard N’dah, Armand Godonou Hounsou, Basile Tchibozo and Lionel Messi.

And this 7^th mandate will be chaired by Édouard Loko. Former President of the Observatory for Media Deontology and Ethics (I'M GOING) and the National Council of Press Patrons of Benin (CNPA-Benin), M. Loko also served as vice-president of the HAAC during the 4th term. Since 2016, he puts his expertise at the service of President Patrice Talon as Project Manager for media communication. With its rich and diverse experience, M. Loko is expected to address the many challenges facing the HAAC.

Expectations

For Zakiatou Latoundji, president of the Upmb, fundamentally in terms of expectations today in the sector, “these are the reforms in the sector. Our sector is suffering enormously and it is important to carry out reforms to improve cooperation and also allow actors to make a living from the exercise of their profession”, she told the daily Bénin Intelligent. Ulrich Vital Ahotondji, president of Odem is of the opinion : “It’s a very good thing to know that someone who knows is in the right place to make the right decisions, to guide the institution in the direction desired by the corporation”. Michel Ahonon, Cfcp facilitator also agreed. “We expect him now that he has the presidency of the institution, that the institution now aligns itself in this collaboration with professional associations, in this collaboration with the stakeholders so that we can really put things back in place and give journalists what is rightfully theirs by promoting their development in viable and credible press companies that thrive in a cleaned-up environment”.

Patrice ADJAHO