According to him, the John Mahama administration has recorded more arrests related to free speech within its first 18 months than the previous Akufo-Addo government did during its eight-year tenure. Mr Kpebu described the development as a poor record for President John Dramani Mahama and urged the government to reconsider using arrests to deal with offensive public commentary. He acknowledged that insulting public officials was inappropriate but argued that arresting people was not the solution. It is a bad record for John Mahama; they should be careful. During Akufo-Addo’s tenure, Mahama called him and others ‘Akyem sakawa mafia’; who arrested him?”