The government has criticized the organizers of the “OccupyJulorbiHouse” protesters, labeling them a failure due to their inability to submit a petition outlining their concerns.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Accra for three days of anti-government protests linked to economic hardship that led to dozens of arrests on the first day.
Protesters, some of them seen, waving placards or the Ghanaian flag, decried the high cost of living and lack of jobs as they marched under the watch of riot police.
The gold-, oil- and cocoa-producing nation has been battling its worst economic crisis in a generation brought on by spiraling public debt.
Speaking to Ahotor news, Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana, the Member of Parliament for Gushegu and Deputy Minister of Transport, revealed that he had been directed by the government to receive the petition from the Democracy Hub group.
He stated that he was told that actually there was no petition. So it is like a right that has been exercised but the point hasn’t been drummed home. So the leadership actually failed.”
Alhassan Tampuli however, expressed disappointment that the group failed to present any concerns during the protest.
Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) / Ahotoronline.com
