‘Don’t weaponise the law against citizens’ – Miracles Aboagye

Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, August 8, Mr Aboagye said the government should not use arrests and prosecutions as a substitute for civic education, especially when dealing with citizens who may not fully understand the limits of their right to free expression.“What I think the government can do is to rather activate state institutions like NCCE to begin to educate these people and tell them, listen, yes, there is free speech,” he said.

Democracy and the right to protest Mr Aboagye also rejected arguments that Ghana's democracy cannot be under threat simply because citizens have been allowed to organise and participate in demonstrations.