The President of the Ghana Journalists Association, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has kicked against the decision by the Electoral Commission to restrict media houses’ access to collation centres on December 7, 2024.
According to him, this decision will defeat efforts to ensure transparency in the elections.
Speaking during a joint press conference by GJA, GIBA, PRINPAG and NMA on November 28, 2024, he said: “The EC must give unfettered access to the media at all the levels of voting and collation of ballots. We believe restricted access to the media will not be in the best interest of transparency, accountability and access to information, which is always a major partnership essential for this election.”
He added that this will also weaken the steps to trample upon misinformation and disinformation.
Ghana’s Electoral Commission noted that it is restricting media access at the regional collation centers to only 12 media houses in the …
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