We need a name to investigate bribery allegation - Ademola

The Ethics Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Friday said it could only come in after the newspapers that published and publicly commented on the alleged 125,000-dollar bribe had completed their investigations and come out with a name.

In an Interview with the Ghana news Agency (GNA) in Accra, Mrs Frances Ademola, Chairman of the Ethics Committee said the committee was extremely concerned with the media reports on the allegation and wanted those who knew of the matter to come forward and help it deal with the matter conclusively.

She added that should a name come out the one involved would appear before the committee and be sanctioned if the allegation was proven to be true.

The GJA on Thursday expressed concern about allegations that a senior journalist had received 125,000 dollars.

The Ethics Committee invited persons who claimed to have knowledge about the incident to furnish it with details.

It specifically invited Mr Harruna Atta, Editor of the Accra Daily Mail whose paper first reported the story and Mr Ato Sam of the Daily Guide who "publicly commented on the matter".

Mr Kwesi Pratt Jnr., Editor-in-Chief of the Insight, has asked Mr Atta to publish the name of the said journalist at the centre of the scandal.

He said in a letter to the Accra Daily Mail that "the rumour, going round identify me as the senior journalist involved. Indeed, at least one person has phoned Radio Gold's morning news review and stated categorically that I am the journalist in question."