The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor, has demanded that the Electoral Commission (EC) allows journalists who will cover the December 7 elections access to all processes without hindrance.  According to Mr Dwumfuor, any restriction of the media on voting day will deprive the exercise of transparency, accountability and access to information.

He added that the directive from the EC is at variance with what was agreed at a recent meeting between representatives of the GJA and the electoral body. "The EC must give unfettered access to the media to all the levels of voting and collation of ballots.

The parties agreed that GJA and GIBA should present a proposal to the EC on the way forward, which we are working on now," Mr Dwumfuor said at a press briefing on November 28, 2024.

It would be recalled that the Electoral Commission in a memo dated November 25, 2024, said, among others, that eight media organisations would be accredited to cover collation activities in the constituencies.