The organizers of the second edition of the #DumsorMustStop vigil have appealed to Ghanaians to come in their numbers on June 8, 2024, and join the protest.
One of the organizers, Henry Osei Akoto, stated that the government is working hard to prevent the demonstration from taking place, but that the vigil will go ahead as planned from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m.
He revealed that several celebrities, including Can Vicker, Becca, Adjetey Annan, Prince David Osei, Michael Afrane, and others, have been invited.
He disclosed this after he was asked if celebrities would join the vigil like they did for the first one.
The High Court in Accra rendered moot an application for an injunction seeking to prevent organisers of the #DumsorMustStop vigil from converging at Revolution Square, opposite the Jubilee House.
The court took the decision after it emerged that the organisers had already amended their gathering point and route for the vigil.
In an earlier engagement with the Greater Accra Regional Police Command, the conveners disagreed on the starting point for their protest.
The police later filed an injunction against them, stating that the location was close to a security installation.
The matter was withdrawn from court on Friday, May 24, to accommodate the new venue amendment.
Henry Osei Akoto claimed that the court process was part of a grand scheme to frustrate the organizers of the vigil.
He said they had already agreed with the police over the location, but at the last hour, an injunction was filed.
He stated that even before the injunction was filed, the organisers had changed the venue for the vigil.
He stated that under former President John Mahama, Occupy Ghana was permitted to hold a demonstration in front of the Jubilee House without being intimidated, but today, we want to hold a demonstration, and they want to sabotage the process.
“As we speak, the vigil will be held on June 8. As a result, I invite Ghanaians who have been and continue to be affected by the dumsor to join us on June 8, 2024. As I previously stated, the dumsor is still occurring and hurting businesses, but President Akufo-Addo has spread the myth that it no longer exists.
Ghanaians are already going through economic hardship. The cost of living has escalated. The cedi keeps depreciating against major currencies, particularly the dollar. Citizens are experiencing hardship, and now, dumsor has been added to the challenges confronting us. Our major concern is for the president and his government to stabilise the situation. We will give him and his people sleepless nights if the dumsor does not stop,” he added.
He assured the police that “we have notified them of the pending demonstration and that we will organise it at the University of Ghana and end at the Tetteh Quarshie Roundabout. We are expecting that they will come and protect us. That is what the law says. When you read Article 21(d) of the 1992 Constitution, it is clear that everyone who intends to demonstrate has the right to do so.
That is freedom of movement in the country. Also, when you read Article 1, clause 1, the sovereignty of Ghana resides in the people. We gave him the power the president wished for. As Ghanaians, we have a responsibility to voice out our concerns when things go wrong. We have the right to demonstrate when the country is headed in the wrong direction.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
