The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called on media practitioners to be circumspect in the reportage surrounding some sensitive issues ongoing in the country.

The Association believes ongoing discussions surrounding the recent agitation by some secessionists groups in the Volta Region have the potential to spark chaos if not handled carefully.

This comes on the back of disturbances orchestrated by persons believed to be members of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) on Friday, September 25, 2020.

Their move is informed by a plebiscite in 1956 which created a unitary Ghana, on the back of which the group is demanding autonomy.

Government has disputed claims that the plebiscite that saw to the creation of the Volta Region was time-bound.

The group conducted a simultaneous attack on the Aveyime and Mepe Police Stations in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region on Friday to press home their demands.

In a statement signed by its President Roland Affail Monney, the GJA advised the media to "be mindful of the constitutional order and desist from reportage that undermines the sovereignty of Ghana and threatens the peace and security as we approach the December elections."

The September 28 statement also urged the leadership of the country to ensure that the issues underpinning the rioting are resolved amicably.

Thirty-one persons arrested over Friday dawn’s revolt in the Volta Region have been slapped with five charges by state prosecutors at an Accra Circuit court.

The charges relate to conspiracy to commit crime namely to attend a meeting of the prohibited organisation, to participate in a campaign of a prohibited organisation and rioting with weapons.