Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Ken Ashigbey, has raised concerns over alleged vote-buying in the ongoing Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) elections.
Speaking on Monday, June 30, at the ongoing GJA elections, he described the development as unfortunate and called it a disgrace if any journalist accepted money in exchange for votes.
Although he acknowledged that he hasn’t personally witnessed such misconduct, he stressed that even the mere allegations damage the integrity of the association and its democratic processes.
“It’s unfortunate if any journalist would have to be bribed or anything before they cast their votes. For all the elections I voted in, nobody gave me a pesewa. I don’t know why they don’t come to me, because anybody who comes to me, I would call the police to arrest the person.
It’s a shame on you if you are a journalist to be collecting money before you cast your vote. We cannot be the people who will be reporting against these things when they’re happening at the national level. Any leader doing this is, shame on you. It’s something that should not happen.”
