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GJA Election 2025: Candidates intensify campaign
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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
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has taken note of public allegations of extortion and related conduct made against the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The allegations were made by the Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.
In a brief statement, the OSP said it has also received a joint petition submitted by two persons, as well as two separate petitions from other persons, in relation to the same allegations.
“Given the nature of the allegations, the OSP will assess the case and determine whether it falls within its statutory mandate and whether further investigative action is warranted,” the statement said.
The development comes amid a heated public feud between the Minority in Parliament and the leadership of GoldBod over the operations of the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.
The Minority, led by Afenyo-Markin, has accused GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana of causing a loss of over $1.7 billion, citing the International Monetary Fund’s August 2026 report. The Minority has vowed to pursue the matter as Parliament has reconvened for an emergency sitting.
GoldBod, on the other hand, has rejected claims by some NPP MPs, including Tano South MP Dr Gideon Boako, that it owes the Bank of Ghana GH¢1 billion in overdrafts, describing the claim as “false and malicious.”
In the latest twist, GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi has accused the Minority Leader of extortion and related conduct, an allegation that has triggered petitions to the OSP.
The OSP is mandated under Act 959 to investigate and prosecute specific cases of alleged or suspected corruption and corruption-related offences involving public officers and politically exposed persons.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has filed his nomination to contest the position of General Secretary again as the party begins its rebuilding efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He was accompanied by party stalwarts and supporters who were in high spirits, expressing confidence that he is the right person to hold the position.
Speaking after filing his nomination, Mr Kodua Frimpong assured the rank and file of the party that he would not disappoint them.
“I can assure you that the faith the rank and file of the party have had in me, I will never disappoint them,” he said.
He also pledged to run a clean campaign devoid of personal attacks.
“I can assure you that our internal campaign will be devoid of personal attacks,” he told his fellow contestants and the rank and file of the party as he seeks to retain his position.
His tenure has seen the party through the 2024 general elections, where the NPP lost power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after eight years in government.
The party is currently in a rebuilding phase, with internal elections scheduled to elect new national executives to lead its reorganization towards the 2028 polls.
The General Secretary position is considered one of the most influential in the party’s administrative structure, responsible for the day-to-day running of the party secretariat and implementation of party decisions.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
