Bullying Threatens Child Empowerment, Experts Demand Action
At the 19th Planetary Liberation Day Symposium in Accra, Abubakar Issaka called for a stronger child online protection framework, more public education, and parental controls paired with guidance at home.
At the 19th Annual Planetary Liberation Day Symposium, hosted by the Etherean Mission International in Accra on 19 September 2026 under the theme "Growing the Empowered Child", Abubakar Issaka spoke on cyberbullying and children's online safety.
Speaking to NewsGhana, he called for Ghana's cyber protection framework to be reviewed and strengthened so that children are better protected online. While the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) contains child protection provisions, he argued for a more holistic approach and urged the authorities to speed up ongoing work to amend the law, alongside more public education and capacity building.
He also raised concerns about children using institutional laptops and tablets to reach unapproved websites, and recommended parental-control tools such as Google Family Link, stressing that monitoring works best when it is paired with education and guidance at home.
