By: Moses M. Tokpah| Contributor Margibi
A community Radio Station based in Kakata, Margibi County, Radio Margibi has broken ground for the construction of a new home valued at a little over sixty thousand United States dollars (US$60.000.00).
Giving an overview of the project over the weekend, the Station Manager of Radio Margibi, G. Sylvester Burgess said the vision started when the management team saw it prudent to persistently and consistently engage their Chief Patron Hon. Ben A. Fofana to sponsor the purchasing of a parcel of land particularly in a strategy and ideally located part of Kakata for the prominent used for Radio Margibi.
According to him, with several efforts, management was able to negotiate with the Mcgill family through Mr. Joe R. Leator to have a piece of land purchase for the construction of a modern facility for the Station.
He said with Management quest and eagerness of having her owned media facility, the senior management team including the general staffers unanimously agreed with the acquiescent and support of the Advisory Board to commence the construction of a modern media facility at their future sight beginning March 2021.
Mr. Burgess furthered that considering the design of the existing unfinished structure on the land and taking into account modernization in the 21st century, management sees it fit with advise from the engineer to construct an up to date broadcast studio consisting of two offices, waiting hall for studio guests and a bath room over the flat-top structure to be used exclusively as broadcast and production studios.
Furthermore, the Community Radio Station Manager indicated that the five rooms down stairs are to be used as offices while one of the hall ways will be used for work shop, Training, conference, and sometimes consider for rental purposes stating that it will be well designed to suit the desire needs.
“Management sees this prudent as a mean of income generation for the radio station considering the establishment of multiple media institutions in the City of Kakata; management thought it wise to establish other alternative ways and means to generate income in order to help buttress its effort in settling other financial obligations that may arise” he adds.
To broadcast elections related information and actively participate in the political life of the Country, promote religious tolerance by providing opportunity for all religions to educate their followers through this medium being mindful of hate messaging, and adhering to the principles of conflict sensitive reporting in all broadcasting – Radio, Newspaper, Television and Internet based programming among others.
Radio Margibi has over nine reporters across the Country reporting on news related issues emanating from their respective Counties on various programs at the station with 15 qualified staffs (volunteers) as media personals that have come to provide their expertise in helping with the smooth operation of the Radio station.
“Our mission is to provide alternative media programming for a peaceful and informed society,” he continued.
He maintained that throughout its operation, Radio Margibi should strive for the achievement of the aims and objectives of disseminating credible information and messages of peace, reconciliation, unity, national development, promoting socio-cultural tolerance as well as gender equity through efficient radio programming among others.
For his part, the Chief Patron of the Station, Ben A. Fofana has promised to stand with the management of Radio Margibi through financial and material support to the end of the project.
Meanwhile, other invited guests who attended the program made financial and material contributions to the initiative.
They include Rev. Emmanuel Giddings, Senator James Emmanuel Nuquay, Superintendent Jerry O. Varnie and Margibi District #1 Representative, Tibelrosa Summoh Tarponweh among others.
