Albert Dwumfour re-elected GJA President, Rebecca Ekpe is new veep

Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor has been re-elected as the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for the next three years.

This was when almost 700 journalists in good standing went to the polls on Monday to elect new national and regional officers to lead the journalists association.

There were a total of 12 candidates who battled for six available national executive positions, while 49 others contested for regional positions.

Charles Yao Mawusi, a late entrant in the presidential race posed a threat to Albert Dwumfuor's re-election bid at a time Mr Dwumfuor thought it was almost a concluded unanimous decision for a second term.  

Dwumfuor had to re-strategise his campaign with endorsements.

After the collation of results from all polling stations across the country, Albert Dwumfuor retained the presidency with 445 votes representing 64.49 percent as against Charles Yao Mawusi's 245 votes representing 35.51 percent.

Rebecca Ekpe from the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was elected as the new Vice President beating Mary Mensah from the Graphic Communications Group Ltd with 414 votes to 272. 

Rebecca Ekpe moved from the Public Affairs position to Vice President to take over from Linda Asante Agyei whose tenure had ended.

Suleiman Mustapha also from Graphic Communications Group Ltd was elected as the new Organising Secretary with Zadok Kwame Gyesi coming up as the new Public Affairs Officer. Mustapha won with 365 votes against Maxwell Kudekor's 321 votes.

Zadok Kwame Gyesi beat Caesar Abagali with 431 votes against 253.

For the General Secretary position, Dominic Hlodzi from GBC was elected to take over from Edmund Kofi Yeboah who has finished his two terms. Dominic Hlodzi beat Akwasi Agyeman from the Multimedia Group Limited with 443 votes against 247.

Dominic had also moved from the Organising Secretary position to General Secretary.

For the Treasurer position Bertha Badu-Agyei ensured that position continued to remain a stronghold for staff from the Ghana News Agency (GNA) as they have held that position for more than 20 years. Bertha beat Theodora A. Amedetor Yakanu from the GBC with 401 votes against 287 votes.

Attached below is the results sheet