Ghana's Minister of Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, has called out Larry Madowo, a journalist with media giant CNN, over his report on the arrests of the 39 people during the anti-galamsey demonstration held from September 21 to September 23, 2024, by the Democracy Hub, in the nation's capital, Accra.
In a post shared on X on Thursday, September 26, 2024, the minister, while reacting to a video report by Madowo, expressed her dissatisfaction with the characterisation of the arrests given by the journalist.
She accused the CNN journalist of being biased in his report because he reported only one side of the story. "Please do well to check and report on both sides of a story when making publications that impact a country's image," Abubakar chided Madowo.
She went on to defend Ghana's democratic credentials, pointing to the country's regard for the rule of law. "Ghana has always supported citizens' right to demonstrate peacefully.