Akufo-Addo’s Government Does not Respect Freedom Of Speech - Lydia Forson
Actress, Lydia Forson, chastises the current administration for the lack of tolerance towards any form of criticsm
Tanitoluwa J. Adedotun 
Lydia Forson has accused the Akufo-Addo led administration of intolerance to constructive criticism.
According to her, the major stakeholders of the New Patriotic Party and its staunch followers are “more intolerant to opposing opinions and criticism”.
It is dangerous for the ruling party to silence the voices of reason who point out their flaws in the best interest of the people, she noted.
To prove her point, the personality who is known for championing the rights of citizens compared the reception critics had during the time John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was president of the country to the current situation.
Not much difference she argued; even though the president had asked Ghanaians to be citizens and not spectators, his government has been hostile, to say the least, to persons who decided to heed.
“Truth is, so many of us were only vocal during Mahama’s government because he (they) seemed more tolerant to criticism. This government (and their followers) in comparison seem more intolerant to opposing opinions and criticism. This is unfortunately why many don’t say as much,” she tweeted.
These words came in a series of tweets on her page on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
“As someone who was openly critical of the NDC/Mahama when they were in power; it’s always disheartening to see the very people who encouraged us to speak up, now try to drown/silence our voices. Our president encourages us to be citizens and not spectators- not so?” She continued.
Despite the supporters of Akufo-Addo bashing her on the Internet, more recently for her decision to make her views of the government’s decision that Ghanaians will have to pay for the free provision of water and electricity introduced by the government in 2020 as part of measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus known, she still called out for justice on her social media page.
“You can’t promise people something and ask them to pay for it later." She noted.
