The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has warned media houses across the country to refrain from declaring the 2020 election results as it isn’t the job of the media to do so but rather the job of the Electoral Commission (EC).
According to the Association, it is the core mandate of the EC to declare election results and it’s only the commission who can do so.
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.
The release stressed that “as the nation awaits the result declaration by the EC and as the two leading political parties make claims and counterclaims, the GJA urges the media to use their platforms to cool down tension and calm the nerves of Ghanaians. The GJA believes at this critical moment, the media must play a constructive role rather than inflame passion or act in an untoward manner that may lead to the disturbance of the peace.”
“After the declaration of the results, the media must focus on and promote the acceptance of the results by all and the need to foster national security. These are the charges the media have to keep and they must not dare not fail the nation”.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
