Ghana: Constituency Official of Ruling Party Bars Journalist From Public Event, Issues Threats

Ibrahim Abode, a reporter with Metro TV, was prevented from covering a government project launch in Ghana’s Upper East Region on May 19, 2026, after a party official ordered him to leave and warned of consequences if he stayed.

Abode, an alumni of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) programme run by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), had travelled to the Pusiga constituency as part of a press contingent covering sod-cutting ceremonies for the government’s 24-hour economy…