President Akufo-Addo is appealing to Ghanaians to be constructive in their utterances irrespective of political affiliations as the country continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the President, fundamental human rights especially freedom of speech which is available to all in the country must not be abused.

“We cannot allow a few persons, who wish to use these differences to scuttle our collective fight, to succeed. Over the course of our history as a people, we have had to overcome several trials and tribulations:

Slavery, imperialism, colonialism, tyranny and dictatorship, and we have overcome them all so that, with the help of the Almighty, we are, today, building a free, independent State, a State that, despite the urgency of the crisis, is governed by democratic institutions, and respect for fundamental human rights, especially freedom of speech”, he stated.

He said contrary to the increase in the number of people testing positive for coronavirus, it is not a failure of government’s efforts to contain the pandemic.

Speaking in his ninth televised address on government’s efforts to contain the outbreak, Akufo-Addo urged Ghanaians not to begrudge political actors who link the increase in numbers to government’s failure.

“They need to make such comments for their political survival,” Akufo-Addo said.

Currently, Ghana has 4,700 confirmed coronavirus cases with 494 recoveries. While 5 persons are critically ill and 4,179 responding to treatment, 22 persons with underlying conditions have died.