Freedom of speech is not a licence to insult – Prof. Agyemang-Duah

“You know, this has been going on for a number of years and I think like the president intimated, uh, freedom of speech is not a license to really, really insult some people.

A former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyemang-Duah, has expressed strong support for President John Dramani Mahama’s personal views on the responsible exercise of freedom of speech, particularly in the face of persistent insults and abuses on social media.

Drawing on the President’s remarks, he stressed that freedom of speech does not grant a licence to insult others and must be exercised with responsibility.