Pro-opposition pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has described government's boycott of Multimedia and a subsequent ban on the company’s journalists from covering state functions “as highly irresponsible, a discrimination against the economic rights of multimedia network and above all abuse of executive powers.” AFAG in a statement issued in Accra late Thursday, urged “Ghanaians, especially the media to rise up … in defense of their rights guaranteed under the 1992 republic constitution.” To back its argument, the group quoted Article 296(b) of the 1992 Constitution which states that “Where in this constitution or in any other law discretionary power is vested in any person or authority- the exercise of the discretionary power shall not be arbitrary, capricious or biased either by resentment, prejudice or personal dislike and shall be in accordance with the due process of law”. Additionally, article 17 (section 1 and 2) provides that all persons shall be equal before the law and not discriminated against on grounds of, among others; social or economic status. “From the above, it is obvious that the decision of the government is a flagrant abuse of the stated provision of the constitution. “AFAG strongly condemns this illegality in no uncertain terms especially when the reasons given by government is scanty and unsustainable. “Again as a group, we also find the inability of the government in performing the simplest of tasks in differentiating between party and government very bizarre. “It should be said that although political parties are public institutions, its mandate should not in any way be confused with that of the state. “AFAG is hereby giving the government 72 hours to reverse the decision or meet AFAG in court,” the statement concluded.