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National Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has said President Akufo-Addo has brought disgrace on Ghana as he goes down in history as an enemy of press freedom.
In a post commenting on Ghana’s drop, seven places on the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders under Akufo-Addo, Mr. Gyamfi said the highlights of the abysmal performance that will stain the President forever include the gruesome murder of Ahmed Suale, who was martyred after helping an investigation into corruption at the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
“Folks, as we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, it’s important that we take stock of our performance under the World Press Freedom Index, compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders.
Ghana dropped in ratings from 17.27 in 2013 to 22.26 in 2020.
“It can be gleaned from the above, that Ghana’s poorest score/performance under the World Press Freedom Index, is a score of 22.26, recorded this year, 2020, under the leadership of President William Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” Mr. Gyamfi wrote.
He added that “this international disgrace has been occasioned by the gruesome murder of investigative Journalist, Ahmed Suale and government’s nonchalant posturing towards investigations into that heinous crime, the high-handed closure of radio stations and the harassment of journalists like Manasseh Azuri Awuni and Edward Adeti, under the watch of President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo who prides himself as a vainglorious paragon of free speech.”
“This is why President Akufo-Addo will go down as the worst-performing President in Ghana’s history relative to the protection of press freedom.”
Sammy Gyamfi’s take comes after former President Mahama had warned that Ghana’s slip seven places on the global ranking and the country’s loss of the number 1 spot in Africa is a wake-up call for Ghanaians to speak up against the current government’s encroachment on press freedom.