The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson, is considering taking legal action against the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) over allegations that she was involved in an attack on a journalist in the Central Region.
Koomson is unhappy with the GJA President’s call for the media to boycott her over the incident, stating that the GJA has not properly investigated the alleged assault on a Cape FM journalist.
“I don’t think the GJA has conducted a thorough investigation into the matter before issuing the blacklist against me. The GJA President promised to send me the footage of the incident, but until now, I have not heard from him.
I am challenging him to provide evidence of the assault proving that I was behind it or to apologize to me. If not, we will meet in court,” Koomson told the media after emerging victorious in the parliamentary primary.
Her Press Secretary, Kabore Awudu Moro, expressed concern about the GJA’s decision and emphasized the absence of evidence implicating her in the incident.
The GJA had directed journalists to avoid covering any activities involving the Awutu Senya East MP following an alleged attack on a journalist allegedly by the MP’s supporters during the NPP’s parliamentary aspirants’ vetting in Cape Coast.
Koomson is demanding a retraction of the media blackout statement or the presentation of evidence supporting the assault allegation.
The minister also denied all accusations levelled against her and her associates, urging the GJA leadership to reconsider the blacklisting decision.
This move comes after her victory in the parliamentary primary, where she was confirmed as the NPP’s candidate for the Awutu Senya East constituency in the upcoming general elections.
