Deputy GMA Head Demands Retraction of "Landguards" Report From Insight, Two Others

A deputy head of the Ghana Medical Association has given the outlet Insight and two other media houses seven days to withdraw a story, according to Asaase Radio. The report, published by Asaase Radio on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, concerns coverage that described the deputy GMA boss in connection with "landguards."

Asaase Radio reports that the demand covers three news organisations in total: Insight and two others. The seven-day window is the period the deputy GMA official has set for the outlets to pull the story.

The term "landguards" is used in Ghana to refer to groups that are hired to guard or, in some accounts, seize land, often in disputes over ownership. The Asaase Radio headline does not state what the original story alleged, when it was published, or which two other outlets are involved.

The deputy GMA boss has not been named in the material available, and no response from Insight or the other outlets has been reported.

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It is also not clear from the Asaase Radio report whether the demand was made through a lawyer or sent directly to the newsrooms, or whether the deputy GMA boss has threatened legal action if the story is not withdrawn.

What to watch next: whether Insight and the two other outlets comply within the seven-day period, and whether the deputy GMA boss takes further steps if they do not.