GJA members to vote on Thursday

Accra, July 7, GNA - Members of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) will vote on Thursday to elect a new National Treasurer. A statement issued in Accra on Tuesday by the GJA Elections Committee said the candidates will be Mrs Esi Asante, a freelance journalist and Mrs Linda Asante-Agyei, a Senior Reporter of the Ghana News Agency.

The statement was signed by Mr Benedict Assorow, Chairman of the Committee, Mrs Betty Apau-Opong, Member and Mr Mawusi Afele, Member/Secretary.

The statement said voting would take place in Accra and all regional capitals between 0800 and 1700 hours. Officials of the Electoral Commission will help to conduct the election. The polling centres in Accra will be at the Ghana News Agency, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Ghana International Press Centre, TV 3, Graphic Communications Group Ltd and New Times Corporation Ltd. The statement said the candidates could have two agents at every polling centre.

It said the results would be declared at every polling station at the close of voting while collation to declare the winner would be done at the Ghana International Press Centre. The statement said proxy voting would be allowed only upon the production of a duly signed authority note from the member to the Elections Committee identifying his/her proxy. At the close of nominations on Wednesday, June 24, Mr Ransford Tetteh, Editor of the Daily Graphic, was returned unopposed as President. Mr Affail Monney, Head of News, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Bright Kwame Blewu, a freelance journalist and Mr Dave Agbenu, Chief Reporter, New Times Corporation, were also returned unopposed as Vice President, General Secretary and Organising Secretary respectively. Mr Mathias Tibu, Assistant Registrar (Publications) Ghana Institute of Journalism, was returned unopposed as the new Public Affairs Manager.