Press Release

For Immediate Release

Accra, June 13, 2025

The Elections Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is pleased to announce the successful balloting by candidates approved after vetting to contest both national and regional executive positions of GJA Elections on June 30th, 2025.

Twelve out of the 13 national candidates approved by the Committee picked either the first or second positions to contest the six categories composing the Association’s leadership: President, Vice President, General Secretary, Organising Secretary, Treasurer, and Public Affairs Officer, at the Ghana International Press Centre, in Accra, Friday.
The 13th candidate, Rufai Zambaga Saminu, however, presented a letter withdrawing his candidature for the Treasurer position, before the balloting.

For the regional executive positions – Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer – 17 out of the 49 candidates picked their positions for the contest in the Ashanti, Volta, Central, Upper East, Upper West and Eastern regions. Thirty-one of the candidates are running unopposed. They are, therefore, deemed duly elected as stipulated in Article 48(d)(i) of the GJA Constitution:

“Where at the close of nomination, only one person stands nominated, that candidate shall be declared elected by the Elections Committee.”

As earlier communicated, nominations for the vice chairperson position in the Volta Region remain open until 5pm on Monday, June 17, 2025. The approved candidates, after vetting, will be included in the Elections.

Once again, the successful balloting marks a significant milestone in the electoral process, setting the stage for a healthy and transparent democratic contest.

On June Monday, June 30, voting will take place at six designated centres in the Greater Accra Region – five in Accra and one in Tema. There will be 10 other regional centres, with each in the Central, Eastern, Upper East, Upper West, Bono, Bono East, Ashanti, Volta, Northern and Western regions. The designated polling centres in all the regions will be communicated subsequently. At the close of polls, counting will be done at each of these centres.
The results of the Regional Executive Elections will be declared at their respective centres.

However, that of the national executives will be announced and, subsequently, communicated to the Elections Committee through a designated platform for collation at the Ghana International Press Centre for declaration.
Candidates will choose their agents to represent them at the voting centres.

The Electoral Commission of Ghana, assisted by the GJA Regional Elections Officers, will conduct the elections across the country.
Meanwhile, the Elections Committee will soon announce the guidelines for the conduct of the polls.

The Committee appeals to all stakeholders to conduct clean and progressive campaigns towards ensuring a peaceful and healthy atmosphere critical for sharing pragmatic ideas for the progress of the Association.
It wishes all candidates the very best of luck.

Issued by:
GJA Elections Committee
Signed:
Peter Martey Agbeko
(Chairman)