{"id":237046,"date":"2024-10-22T14:24:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/22\/gja-opens-accreditation-for-2024-general-elections-coverage\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T14:24:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:24:19","slug":"gja-opens-accreditation-for-2024-general-elections-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/22\/gja-opens-accreditation-for-2024-general-elections-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"GJA Opens Accreditation For 2024 General Elections Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Electoral Commission (EC) have announced the opening of the application period for media accreditation to cover the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.<\/p>\n<p>Media houses in Greater Accra and foreign media interested in covering the December 7 polls are required to submit the names and passport pictures of their journalists and media practitioners to the GJA headquarters at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Regional media houses should submit their documents to the respective GJA Regional Executive for onward transmission to the GJA secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>The application template requires:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Name<br \/>\u2013 Media House<br \/>\u2013 Region<br \/>\u2013 Contact<br \/>\u2013 Passport Picture<\/p>\n<p>Submissions should be in soft and hard copy, using Times New Roman format and font size 12. Standard-sized passport pictures are accepted, while selfies will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for submission is 5pm, Tuesday, October 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>GJA Regional Chairpersons will facilitate the accreditation process in their respective regions:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Upper West: Suala Abdul-Wahab (0243930944)<br \/>\u2013 Upper East: William N. Jalulah (0246619090)<br \/>\u2013 Northern, Savannah &amp; North East: Abdul-Majeed Yakubu (0243016226)<br \/>\u2013 Bono, Bono East &amp; Ahafo: Regina Benneh Siaw (0244544664)<br \/>\u2013 Ashanti: Kingsley Hope (0208158825)<br \/>\u2013 Western &amp; Western North: Desmond Cudjoe (0244764266)<br \/>\u2013 Central: David Yarboi-Tetteh (0241577353)<br \/>\u2013 Eastern: Maxwell Kudekor (0242027285)<br \/>\u2013 Volta: Emmanuel Agbaxode (0243030549)<br \/>\u2013 Tema: Dzifa Tetteh Tay (0244994601)<\/p>\n<p>In Greater Accra, Charles Benoni Okine (0242615378) and Fiifi Nettey (0244711558) will coordinate accreditation, while Dominic Hlordzi (0598825581\/0208366615) will oversee the national process.<\/p>\n<p>This accreditation process ensures credible media coverage of Ghana\u2019s 2024 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Electoral Commission (EC) have announced the opening of the application period for media accreditation to cover the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. 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