The recent visit by President John Dramani Mahama to the Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL) was a signal of confidence in the company’s improved performance, according to its Head of Corporate Affairs, Lantam Papanko.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Afternoon Ghana on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, Mr Papanko said the visit was unprecedented in the Fourth Republic and reflected growing recognition of the company’s reforms.
“This is the very first time in the Fourth Republic that any President has visited the Ghana Publishing Company Limited,” he said.
According to him, GPCL’s ability to operate profitably without government funding sets it apart from many other state-owned enterprises.
“Usually state-owned enterprises are in distress, declaring losses and asking government for money. But GPCL is running and making profits, and we are not asking government for money,” he said.
Mr Papanko said the President’s decision to visit followed reports of operational improvements and financial stability at the company.
“The President decided to come and see what is happening here at the Ghana Publishing Company Limited that he had been hearing about,” he added.
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He attributed the company’s progress to reforms introduced by the current management, including round-the-clock operations and investments in new printing capacity.
As part of the visit, President Mahama inaugurated a digital printing centre established from an abandoned warehouse on GPCL’s premises.
“It was converted into a very modern digital printing centre,” Mr Papanko said.
He said the visit boosted staff morale and reinforced management’s resolve to maintain profitability and efficiency.
“To us at GPCL, it was an endorsement of the work being done by management and the board,” he noted.
GPCL is a state-owned enterprise wholly owned by government but operates without state subvention and is expected to generate profits and pay dividends to the state.
