What started as a civil way of demanding accountability for the recently held Ghana Journalists Associations (GJA) Awards in the Northern Region, ended in near fisticuffs.

In the ensuing melee over who spent what and how much was spent for the event which recognized outstanding journalists, members of the inky fraternity were seen yelling at each other.

Following irreconcilable differences, journalists who themselves could not be accountable became physical and verbally abusive.

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