The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) established statutory committees to improve the organization's effectiveness.
According to Articles 30 and 31 of the GJA 2004 Constitution, they are the Membership Vetting Committee (MVC), Professional Development Committee (PDC), Social Affairs Committee (SAC), International Relations Committee (IRC), and Finance and Resource Mobilisation Committee (FRMC).
The Ethics and Disciplinary Council (EDC), which is outlined in Article 42 of the association's constitution, was also established.
In accordance with Article 30(a)(vi) of the constitution, a project management committee (PMC) and a social media visibility committee (SMVC) were also established.
Rationale
When speaking to members of the different committees in Accra yesterday, GJA President Albert Kwabena Dwumfour said their establishment was fulfilling a legal need and an essential step in the association's repositioning for improved results.
"We want people to think of us as the organisation that represents all media professionals and is in charge of fostering the highest levels of professionalism.
"As the nation tries to restore its economy and prepare for the 2024 general election, we are not blind to the media's significance.
In these and other initiatives, media professionals would play crucial roles, he added.
Efforts
Mr. Dwumfour further pleaded with the committee members to give their all even though there was no pay for their labour.
George Sarpong, the NMC's executive secretary, said the organisation supports the organisation in its efforts to defend its ideals.
Committee participants
Albert Dwumfour, president of the GJA; A. B. Kafui Kanyi; Seth Eyiah, of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation; Mary Mensah, of the Daily Graphic; and Nana Yaa Konadu, of UTV, are all members of the MVC.
Kofi Yeboah, the general secretary of the GJA, is a member of the PDC, as is the former editor of The Spectator, Tina Aforo-Yeboah, Atinka FM's Ekuoba Gyasi, the Daily Graphic's Daniel Kenu, and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation's Ernest Obeng-Anim.
Dominic Hlordzi, the national organising secretary for the GJA, is one of the SAC members, along with Grace Nana Esi Boateng of Oman FM, John Vigah of the Ghanaian Times, Peter Ankomah of the Daily Dispatch, and Alice Tettey of the Ghana News Agency, Cape Coast.
The GJA Vice President, Linda Asante Agyei, the Ghana News Agency's Ramsey Benambe, the Daily Graphic's Suleiman Mustapha, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation's Nii Odartey Lamptey, and Metro TV's Zambaga Rufai are all members of the IRC.
The GJA Treasurer, Audrey Dekalu, the Daily Graphic's Donald Ato Dapatem, Atinka FM's Samuel Ofori Ayim, CREDICOMMS Limited's Mabel Aku Baneseh, and the former GNA editorial manager, Yaa Oforiwaa Asare-Peasah, make up the FRMC.
Colonel (retired) Mbawine Atintande, Kwesi Pratt Jr., the managing editor of Insight Newspaper, Betty Apau-Oppong, a former director of news at GTV, Tanko Musah Zakaria, a lecturer at the University of Media, Arts, and Communication Studies, and Mavis Johnson, a former director of news at Graphic Communications Group Limited, are all members of the Ethics and Disciplinary Council.
Members of the PMC and SMVC include Rebecca Ekpe, the GJA's public affairs officer; Vance Azu, a former night editor at the Daily Graphic; Michael Mawugbe, editor of Sena Radio Online; Maame Efua Mensah of UTV; Emmanuel Amponsah, editor of The Spectator; Fred Smith of Joy FM; and Kissi Yeboah, formerly of the GNA.
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