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Nominations for GJA elections open on Monday
Accra, May 31, Ghanadot/GNA –
Nominations for elections to fill executive positions in the
Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA) open on Monday, June 1,
2009.
The positions are President; Vice-President; General Secretary;
Organising Secretary; Treasurer and Public Affairs Officer.
The nominations will close on Wednesday, June 24 and elections
will be conducted on July 9.
A statement issued by the Elections Committee earlier said
according to Article 47 of the GJA Constitution, only members of
the Association in good standing other than affiliate, student
and honorary, shall have the right to vote.
A list of members in good standing will be published in the
Daily Graphic and Chronicle by June 8. Members may also contact
their local Chapters or Regional Branches for details.
Furthermore, candidates vying for any of the Executive positions
shall be full members of the Association for at least five years
and must be in good standing at least 90 days before elections.
Candidates should collect nomination forms from the Ghana
International Press Centre and return them to the same place
after completion.
The statement said nominations of a candidate for the National
Executive position shall be made by two members in good
standing, both of whom shall not come from the same media
organisation.
For the avoidance of doubt, reference may be made to the GJA
Constitution – 2004 Revised Edition.
The nomination fees for the various executive positions are as
follows; President GH¢100.00; Vice President GH¢80.00; General
Secretary GH¢60.00; Organising Secretary GH¢50.00; Treasurer GH¢50.00
and Public Affairs Officer GH¢50.00.
Nomination of candidates together with the requisite fees should
be paid in cash or in Bankers Draft to the Ghana Journalists
Association through: GJA Elections Committee, Ghana
International Press Centre, P. O. Box GP 4636, Accra on or
before Wednesday, June 24.
As required by the Constitution of the GJA, a three-member
Elections Dispute Adjudication Committee has been established.
The membership comprises Mrs Jeanette Quarcoopome,
Lawyer/Journalist (Chairperson), Mr Mohammed Addoquaye, Greater
Accra Regional Director of Elections at the Electoral Commission
(Member) and Alhaji Razak El-Alawa, a veteran journalist
(Member).
The GJA Elections Committee also asked Regional Executives of
the GJA to organise elections for new regional executives on the
same day.
They should choose their Elections Officer(s), fix their
nomination fees and contact the Electoral Commission in their
respective Regions to help them conduct the election.
The GJA Elections Committee is chaired by Ben Assorow with Mr
Mawusi Afele of GNA and Mrs Betty Apau-Opong of GBC as members.
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