The National Council of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has appointed Peter Martey Agbeko as Chairman of a three-member Elections Committee. The committee will conduct national and regional elections of the Association in June 2025.
The other members of the committee are Beatrice Asamani Savage, Director of Editorial of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), and Kwaku Owusu Peprah, Channel Manager of Joy News. Their appointment is in accordance with Article 43(b)(i) of the GJA Constitution 2004, which mandates the National Council to appoint the Chairman and other members of the Elections Committee.
Peter Agbeko, a PR/Media Consultant, brings extensive knowledge of GJA affairs and elections to the role. He previously served as Director of the Ghana International Press Centre (GIPC) and played a crucial role as acting Chairman of the Elections Committee in 2022, successfully steering a contentious election process.
Beatrice Asamani has over three decades of journalism experience and in-depth knowledge of GJA affairs. Kwaku Owusu Peprah, Journalist of the Year (2010), brings vast experience from working at both national and regional levels of the Association.
Further details of the elections will be communicated in due course.
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Kofi Yeboah
General Secretary
