General News of Sunday, 5 April 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comAkufo-Addo spying on Ghanaians under disguise of EI 63 – Samson Lardy AnyeniniPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoPrivate legal practitioner and journalist, Samson Lardy Anyenini says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, under the disguise of Executive Instrument (EI) 63, is spying on his citizens. During Samson's Take segment on Newsfile, Mr Anyenini noted that EI 63 has no expiration date, implying that the president’s fresh powers could still be used in normal times after the novel Coronavirus pandemic has lessened. Samson Lardy Anyenini, noted that the president may be “added to the list of autocrats in democracies exploiting the coronavirus pandemic for selfish private ends”. These are words which are not infrequently on the lips of potential dictators and often used as convenient excuses for the violation of individual rights. These are words which are not infrequently on the lips of potential dictators and often used as convenient excuses for the violation of individual rights.

Source: GhanaWeb April 05, 2020 05:26 UTC