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GJA Election 2025: Candidates intensify campaign
Ahead of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) elections on Monday, aspirants have intensified their respective campaigns, aiming to solicit for vote to the association’s executive board.
This has seen candidates pay visits to the various media houses and affiliates across the country.
with Ms Rebecca Ekpe Vice President
hopeful and some Staff of the NTC
aspirant Interacting
with Mrs Georgina Quaittoo
Interacting With Vice Presidential
hopeful Rebecca
Ekpe Photos Okai Elizabeth
with Mr Kudekor
with MrsBertha Badu-Agyei (2nd left) National
Treasurer hopeful with the Team.
hopeful Mr Charles Mawusi
The offices of the New Times Corporation, publishers of The Spectator and The Ghanaian Times newspapers have not been spared in this regard with a number of candidates visiting to interact and canvass for votes.
The journey for the presidency is a two-horse race between the incumbent Albert Kwabena Dwumfour and Mr Charles Yao Mawusi; Rebecca Ekpe and Mary Mensah will be in a similar race for the Vice Presidency; while Mr Dominic Hlordzie slot it out with Akwasi Agyeman as for the General Secretary role.
Maxwell Kudekor and Suleman Mustapha will go for the National Organising Secretary role with Mrs Bertha Badu-Agyei and Theodora Amedetor going for National Treasurer position while Zadock Kwame Gyesi and Caesar Abagali are vying for the Public Affairs officer.
Mr Dwumfour pledged to consolidate the gains under his tenure and work even harder to improve the wellbeing of journalists.
Mr Charles Yao Mawusi, a Communication Specialist, also aims to transform the fortunes of the Association in capacity-building and promote the safety of journalists in the country.
Other candidates also shared their short and long term vision for the association.
The Editor of The Spectator, Mrs Georgina Naa- Marku Quaittoo wished them well on their respective campaigns to lead the GJA.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
