GJA election takes off smoothly in Takoradi  

The national and regional Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) election has taken off smoothly at the Takoradi Press Centre, the venue for the Western Regional voting centre.  

A total of  20 registered voters are expected to cast their ballots to elect the next National and Western Regional executives of the GJA.  

The election was being supervised by officials of the Western Region Electoral Commission (EC), with a representative of the GJA present to monitor proceedings. 

When the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the voting centre as of 1010 hours, it observed that the process was progressing steadily with seven persons having cast their votes. 

Mr George Folley, a voter, who spoke to the GNA after casting his ballot,  expressed satisfaction about the smooth nature of the process, and expressed the hope it continued till close of polls. 

He said: “I am particularly happy about how this year’s GJA election has taken a national dimension because in the past editions, people did not show much interest in electing both national and regional GJA executives.” 

He called on his colleagues to turn up and elect their next set of executives to steer the affairs of the Association for the next three years.  

The election, which started at exactly 0800 hours, would end at 1500 hours.  

Meanwhile  in the Western region all the  executive positions are going unopposed.  

Source: GNA