Members of the #FixTheCountry Movement are mobilising resources to pay the legal fees of their lead convenor Oliver Barker-Vormawor.

Speaking to JoyNews, Felicity Nelson, a member of the Movement, said such initiative forms part of the many ways they are displaying their solidarity.

"Raising funds for the legal fees is one form of showing solidarity. There are FixTheCountry people who are were not in Ghana at all and they contribute their ideas. Even people writing on their Facebook is and also exposing what is happening is another form of solidarity.

"We are raising money for his (legal fees)," she told Evans Mensah on Top Story.

Mr Barker-Vormawor was arrested on February 11, after he took to social media to threaten a coup following pictures emerging from the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu's, 65^th birthday bash showing an ‘E-levy’-designed cake.

He was arraigned on February 14 and was charged with a treason felony. This is an offence provided for in section 182(b) of Ghana’s Criminal offences Act.

He is being represented by renowned lawyer, Akoto Ampaw, and a host of others.

Mr Barker-Vormawor is expected to reappear on Monday, February 28.

Reaction to Barker-Vormawor's arrest and detention

Mr Barker-Vormawor was detained three days before being arraigned. His lawyers accused the Police of defying a Supreme Court ruling that stated that an accused person must be put before the court within 48 hours with weekends inclusive.

Prosecutor, DSP Sylvestre Asare pointed out that the Police over the weekend reached out to the Chief Justice hoping to get a court to hear the matter. However, all efforts, provided futile.