Domfeh Kofi Adu has been elected as the Ashanti Regional Chairperson of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) after securing victory in the regional executive elections held on Tuesday, August 22, 2025, at the Electoral Commission office in Kumasi.
Mr. Adu polled 20 votes to defeat his contender, Georgina Ama Ankomah, who garnered 11 votes.
Out of the 50 ballots issued for the election, 31 were cast, with no rejected or spoiled ballots recorded.
The results were declared by the Presiding Officer, E. T. Odonkor, at exactly 2:18 p.m.
The election, part of the nationwide GJA regional polls, was closely contested but ended peacefully.
Mr. Adu will now lead journalists in the Ashanti Region as the Association pushes forward its agenda of strengthening professionalism, welfare, and advocacy for press freedom.
