The Minister of Fisheries,  Mavis Hawa Koomson is the subject of a media blackout, according to a call made by Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), to media outlets and reporters.

This comes after those who physically attacked David Kobina, a journalist with Cape FM in the Central Region, during the NPP’s screening process for parliamentary candidates, went unarrested by the police.

Speaking to the media, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour claimed that the need for a complete media blackout stemmed from the NPP and police’s unsettling quiet on the issue.

“We submitted written petitions to the NPP with some demands, and the deadline has long passed, but we regret to announce that nothing has been done, and we are forced to advise ourselves in the light of the cold silence.”

“Considering the unabated cases of attacks against journalists and other media practitioners in recent times and the intel we have picked, and having consulted with our partner institutions, we call for all media houses to give a total media blackout to Mavis Hawa Koomson and stay away from her as the minister of state because we believe there are thugs around the MP who pose a threat to the lives of journalists and other media practitioners.”