Arise Ghana, the group seeking to lead a two-day demonstration in Accra beginning today, Tuesday, June 28, to protest the current economic hardships, has disclosed that they will end the demonstration for day one at the Jubilee House despite the order of the High Court for them to end it at the Blackstar Square.
The High Court ruled that the demonstration should take place between 8am and 4pm on the route proposed by the Ghana Police.
The ruling by the court followed an application by the Police which said the initial plan by organisers of the demonstration to picket the seat of Jubilee House till about 10pm on Tuesday, did not augur well for the safety of the demonstrators and the rest of the public.
However, the group filed an appeal and stay of execution asking the demonstrators to follow routes proposed by the Police Service.
One of the organizers Prince Agyei speaking on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm said the stay of execution grants them permission to finish at the Jubilee House.
He said the decision to end at the Jubilee House does not in any way contravene the orders of the court.
According to him, the Police cannot intimidate them or determine when they should start and end the demonstration.
When asked if the organizers were not putting the lives of the demonstrators in danger, he disputed that and quizzed if the Police would harm them should they move to the Jubilee House.
He indicated that the demonstration is to show the President and his administration that Ghanaians were facing extreme economic hardship.
Arise Ghana says the two-day demonstration will seek to;
“Protest against persistent and astronomical hikes in fuel prices by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government that has imposed excruciating economic hardships on Ghanaians.
“Protest against the imposition of the obnoxious E-Levy on the already-burdened Ghanaian people by the insensitive Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government and demand for its immediate repeal.
“Demand a full scale and bi-partisan parliamentary probe into COVID-19 expenditures.
“Protest against the grabbing of State lands by officials of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government, particularly the de-classification of huge portions of the Achimota Forest reserve.
“Protest against the increased rate of police brutalities and state-sponsored killing of innocent Ghanaians, as well as the growing culture of human rights abuses under the watch of President Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
“Demand the total cancellation of the fraudulent “Agyapa” deal.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
