Those who insist we live in a "Culture of Silence" may be regretting the reality that we live in a Culture of Dissent, where citizens are free to disagree with govt & the media often questions, checks & condemns govt action where necessary; but govt is free to dissent as well.

It was the NPP government that repealed the criminal libel law & championed pluralist views since it's earliest days. Social media giant Twitter recently stated its decisions to locate its Africa HQ in Ghana was partly informed by our freedom of expression credentials.

The regrettable death of Ahmed Suale, is still under investigation with the full force of the state. When Manasseh Azure received death threats, the State provided him with personal police protection, underscoring the state's attitude.

What we should focus more on, is falling journalistic standards, fake news & how critical issues are reduced to political entertainment. Yesterday, UTV published false news about Ministry of Finance & recruitment into the security services. There has been no "repercussions."

Joy FM is gaining a reputation for misinformation & doesn't even publicly apologize for these.

The culture of silence was a dark era in our history which has long been banished. We are not going back.