Ghana Journalists Association salutes Kufuor

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Tuesday congratulated President John Agyekum Kufuor on his election as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The GJA said President Kufuor's election, was evident, especially, in the cordial relations that existed between Ghana and her immediate neighbours, Togo Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire.

A statement signed by Mrs Gifty Affenyi-Dadzie, President of GJA, said: "the election at the organisation's recent summit in Dakar, Senegal has come as no surprise to many of us, who have not failed to notice his personal commitment to the policy of good neighbourliness, peaceful co-existence and cooperation within the sub-region.

"President Kufuor's appointment was yet another feather in his cap, identifying him as an enterprising West African Statesman, and in recognition of his growing international stature as a leader committed to global peace, security and development," it added.

In another development, the association further congratulated two of its members Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh and Mrs Margaret Safo on their appointment as Editors of the "Daily Graphic" and "Mirror" respectively.

It said the GJA "feels honoured to have two of its prominent members in whom it has great confidence, appointed to these positions, and hope that they would perform their duty in a manner that will win greater respect, and recognition for the practice of journalism in Ghana."

It said their appointment bestowed on them the responsibility to perform creditably so as to serve as role models to up-and-coming journalists, and to young people who in future wish to pursue journalism as a career.

"Particularly, for Mr Boadu-Ayeboafoh who was once a Vice President of the Association, we hope his return to mainstream journalism, after serving successfully as the Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission (NMC), would renew his commitment to media accountability," the statement added.