H. E. Gina Blay Recieving Her Citation Of Honor
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated some journalists, who won awards during the 22nd edition of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) awards ceremony.
According to a press statement signed by the party’s Acting General Secretary, John Boadu, the award-winners distinguished themselves in the period under review and deserved the awards.
According to the statement, the hard work, dedication and professionalism of the awardees in line of their work were recognised.
The party therefore called on other journalists in the country to take a cue from the awardees’ exploits and maintain the high standards that underpin journalism for the love of the country.”
Government, it stated, was committed to supporting the work of journalists in the country and beyond.
Award winners
Kwami Sefa Kayi, host of Peace FM’s morning show, ‘Kokrokoo,’ won the 2016 PV Ansah Journalist of the Year Award at the 22nd edition of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) awards ceremony.
He was recognized for his efforts in promoting maternal and child health.
Mr Kayi used his position as a morning show host to create awareness and solicit support to improve child health care.
Gina Blay, former president of the Private News Papers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) and Chief Executive Officer of Western Publications Limited, publishers of DAILY GUIDE, who is currently Ghana’s Ambassador to Germany, was given an honourary award for her immense contributions to journalism in Ghana.
DAILY GUIDE’s Jamila Akweley Okertchiri, who picked four awards previously, won the award for the Best Sanitation and Hygiene Category for print.
She previously won awards in Feature, HIV & AIDS, Health and Disability reporting.
Portia Gabor of TV3 took the Komla Dumor Most Promising Young Journalist of the year Award after she was adjudged the best broadcast journalist in news reporting.
Other awards winners were Alice Aryeetey of GHOne TV, who took home two awards in the child protection and education categories while Seth Bokpe of Daily Graphic won awards for agriculture, features and work in the anti-galamsey fight.
Umaru Amadu Sanda of Citi Fm won an award for the SDGs for broadcast category while several radio stations were recognized for their immense contributions.
By Gibril Abdul Razak