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GJA warns politicians against assaulting journalists

Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has urged politicians to stop assaulting journalists as the 2024 elections draw near.

The GJA has noted that politicians often take advantage of journalists’ tolerance, subjecting them to various forms of abuse when political tensions rise.

Speaking at the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Accra on Wednesday, GJA President Albert Dwumfour cautioned politicians about the consequences of assaulting journalists.

He stressed that any attacks on journalists occurring before, during, or after the 2024 elections would be dealt with seriously.

“As Barack Obama said, we need strong institutions, not strong individuals. We are going to do that also, I have always cautioned and always said, recently, we’ve realised that the GJA and the other media block have formed an alliance called the media coalition and we have started cautioning and exposing, unprofessional and unethical behaviour in the media among our members.

“Let me take the opportunity to once again caution politicians, groups who have the tendency of attacking journalists that in this election if you don’t have the temperature or commitment to accommodate journalists you stay away from us because if you come to us with hostility, we welcome you with hostility,” he stated.

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