General News of Wednesday, 9 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comStop declaring election results, it’s not your job – GJA warns media housesGJA President, Dr Roland Affail MonneyThe Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has cautioned all media houses to refrain from declaring the results of the just-ended general elections held on Monday, December 7, 2020. The Association reminded the media that the declaration of the election results is a constitutional mandate assigned to only the Electoral Commission (EC). In a press release signed by the GJA President, Affail Monney, it noted that the media can only report certified results by the EC as well as make projections but do not have the power to adjudge any political party the winner in the presidential race. These are the charges the media have to keep and they must not dare not fail the nation.”This warning comes after some media conglomerates declared NPP's Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the presidential race. Chat with us via WhatsApp on +233 55 2699 625.

Source: GhanaWeb December 09, 2020 13:41 UTC