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No social media shutdown on December 7 – Mahama assures

President John Mahama
President John Mahama has said there will not be a shutdown of social media on Election Day, shooting down suggestions by the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
 
At Sunday’s campaign launch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Cape Coast, the Central Region capital, President Mahama said he is confident political parties and the Electoral Commission will arrive at a consensus on how election results would be declared.


“I want to assure the people of Ghana that government has no intention to shut down social media on Election Day,” President Mahama said.

The IGP, John Kudalor, had earlier indicated his intention to ban social media on Election Day if need be.

John Kudalor
"At one stage I was even saying that if it becomes critical on the eve and the Election Day we shall block all social media as other countries have done. So we are thinking about it," John Kudalor had said.

He was heavily criticized for his comments by Ghanaians with several institutions calling on the IGP not to ban Social Media on Election Day since it will amount to a gag on democracy and free speech.

Despite the criticisms, the IGP reiterated that blocking social media is unavoidable if it will mar the elections.

President Mahama also chided the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), describing the party as an intolerable organization that is not open to criticisms

Source: myjoyonline.com

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