Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor
Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor has been re-elected as President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) with 445 votes, representing 64.49% of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest challenger, Charles Yao Mawusi, garnered 245 votes (35.51%). The election saw over 800 accredited members participating across the country.
In addition to Dwumfuor’s re-election, other key positions were filled, with Ms. Rebecca Ekpe of the national’s broadcaster, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation emerging as the new Vice President, succeeding Ghana News Agency’s Linda Asante.
Ms. Ekpe defeated Mary Mensah of the Graphic Communications Group, a former PRO of the association in a closely contested battle.
However, for the position of Organising Secretary, Mr. Suleiman Mustapha, from the Graphic Communications Group, beat his opponent, a former chairman of the eastern region chapter of the association Maxwell Kudakor to win the vacant position.
Mr. Zadok Kwame Gyesi also of the Graphic Communications group clinched the Public Affairs Officer position. While Mr Dominic Hlordzi won the General Secretaryship position.
The newly elected executives will serve a three-year term, and are expected to steer the GJA through critical reforms and advocacy in the evolving media landscape.