“Ghana’s President is speaking here in New York this morning at the UN General Assembly while back at home, there’s outrage over the continuous detention of peaceful protesters against illegal mining.

“Some of them have been denied bail, have been denied access to medical care and people are raising their voices about the human rights violations by the Ghana Police Service and also by what they see as the court’s attempt to deny them their constitutionally guaranteed rights,” he said.

However, his remarks which did not go down well with Madam Abubakar attracted a response, asking him to be diligent in his reportage.

The Minister called on Mr Madowo to report on both sides of a story when making publications that impacts a country’s image.

“Ghana has always supported citizens rights to demonstrate peacefully. However, acts of vandalism, attacks on police and disruptions to public order will always be contained by the Police in any jurisdiction,” parts of the post read.

She emphasised that the courts were also matured enough to examine evidence against accused persons and make appropriate decisions.

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