Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hanna Tetteh, has come under a barrage of attacks for her tweets questioning the coverage of the Gambian crisis by the Ghanaian media.
The Gambia has been thrown into a state of confusion over an election dispute involving Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and Adama Barrow.
Yahya Jammeh shockingly lost and conceded defeat to winner of the December 1 2016 polls, Adama Barrow, but later rescinded his decision and has challenged the outcome of the election in court.
Jammeh's refusal to step down and Barrow's determination to succeed him as President on Thursday January 19 has left Gambia on tenterhooks with over 26,000 people fleeing to neighboring Senegal.
Hanna Tetteh got herself into trouble when she suggested in a tweet that the local press has so far not done much to go to Gambia to cover the crisis there but most of the information she's received is via international media.
This has angered many twitter enthusiasts who have expressed their disappointment in her tweet.
They questioned her rational for making such utterance and challenged her to direct her thoughts to media organisations sympathetic to her party, NDC.
Hanna Tetteh has come under such attacks in the past especially when she mocked a group of Ghanaians who had organised a very peaceful march to the Jubilee House to present a petition to Government.
She also lost her bid to retain the Awutu Senya West Constituency seat for the fourth time in the 2016 election to NPP's George Andah.
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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below the belt comment from HT. Itz a shame n a disgrace coming from one who recently was a foreign minister. What did she do to help the media? out of arrogance, didn't she cut off prominent media houses n journalists? Back off... obolo
ah! madam,you have spoken well and God will bless you for this comment.the only thing these village monkeys calling themselves media men know how to do best is to shout from morning till the next morning for nothing and review news papers which is not bringing any development to this nation. what is so pathetic is that,they are even not paid well so talk about any rubbish push to them by these dirty politicians who own all the banks in ghana in terms of loans.
Local Heroes, Effie Konkonsa fuo!!!!!. Good one there madam.
But how does Madam Hannah's post affect anyone here? Are those insulting her working in media houses? If they are, i think they should better heed her advice instead of denigrating journalism to local comical political cynicism.Must we insult people for their candid suggestion because they are our political opponents or people should not comment on national issues because they lost election? This is ***barred word*** and primitive.....shameful
If you want a fair reportage about issues in Africa, it should definitely not come from BBC, CNN and the rest. They are biased at all times when it has to do with Africa. Perhaps she is coming from the same background. Only people who don't want to accept this truth will insult her. In any case why would you want to report from a third party source. Irresponsible journalism and you want to fight for them. Leave Hanna alone. Yes she is out of job and so what. Must she not talk in this country again? All you know is talk cheap. Th e president is committing Ghanaian troops to this course and only the NPP know why.
I think what the madam said is true. Just that how she said it abit cynical.Our media must get to that level and do something internationally. Joy Fm tried to get a local Gambian journalist to update on issues which is not bad in itself but they can do better. they sent Evans mensah to cover the Amenrican election so sending someone to Gambia will not be a problem but the issues is the journalists will not go because it is Gambia. They fear.
THE VILE VICIOUS AND DISRESPECTFUL ILL-BRED NPP TEENAGERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE NOT THE ONLY GHANAIANS. IT IS AN INSULT TO CHARACTERIZED SUCH DEVIANTS AS GHANAIANS. PEOPLE WHO CAN HIDE BEHIND SOCIAL MEDIA AND INSULT A WOMAN AS OLS OR OLDER THAN THEIR MUMS
Can't touch our mediaooooo, Hannah you too "you like your body''s case". After nbeing a foreign minister and locally bred, next time, perhaps say "it will be good to see media from Ghana reporting live from an international source" and live it at that. You have gone your somewhere stay your somewhere ooooooo ton.
THE EUROPEAN IS THE MOST DECEPTIVE. LETS IGNOR THEM AND MOVE ON AS AFRICANS. THEY CAN NEVER BE OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS.