What makes you hiding behind Prez Kufour’s press freedom report – Manasseh Azure straight asks Akufo-Addo

Award winning Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has questioned Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s record upon Press Freedom. There is the developing perception that the culture associated with silence has been brought back within Ghana during the tenure from the current President. Journalists such as Armed Suale met their untimely death after the tale that caused the alter in the leadership at the Ghana Football Association was shown and threats were produced on his life by top politicians in the country. Also, point out can be made of two modernghana. com editors who were indexed in a Rambo style plus detained. Seasoned Journalists such as Bridget Otoo and film personality Lydia Forson have got expressed worry at the idea that the current government is not understanding as compared to the John Dramani Mahama administration where individuals were free to express their views. Reacting to the growing issue expressed by many, Manasseh Violet has questioned why the particular President cannot point to something he has done to ensure push freedom since he overtook office in 2017. The particular seasoned Journalist said inside a post shared on Fb that “A question to the people of you defending Akufo-Addo’s record on press independence: Why is it that in the presidency, he boasts as to what he’s done in the areas from the economy, health, education and so on, but when it comes to press independence or free speech, this individual runs back 20 years back to Prez. Kufuor’s repeal of the Criminal Libel Regulation? ”. Source: MyNewsGh. com/ 2021
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