{"id":274515,"date":"2011-01-20T07:53:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T07:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=48620"},"modified":"2011-01-20T07:53:01","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T07:53:01","slug":"gun-toting-police-swarm-afag-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/20\/gun-toting-police-swarm-afag-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun-toting Police Swarm AFAG Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-48621\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/20\/gun-toting-police-swarm-afag-press-conference\/police_armed\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-48621\" title=\"police_armed\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/police_armed.jpg\" alt=\"ghana police\" width=\"230\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a>Scores of gun-wielding police  officers swarmed the venue for a press conference organized by political  pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG).<br \/>\nThe  pro-opposition group called the news conference at the main lorry park  near the 37 Military Hospital to announce its next line of action after  the expiration of an ultimatum to the government to reverse recent  petroleum price increases.<br \/>\nThe group\u2019s Director of Operations,  Sammy Awuku, told Joy News that the police deployment at the venue was  intimidating. Although the police said they were there to protect life  and property and that it was routine, Mr Awuku said he had never seen  any police officers at any of the press conferences AFAG had organized.<br \/>\nHe however maintained that the group is willing to co-operate with the police in the conduct of the operations.<br \/>\nMeanwhile,  AFAG says it will organize what it calls a peaceful protest against the  fuel price hikes on January 26. Spokesperson for AFAG, Mr Martin  Mensah-Korsah said the government, while in opposition, had promised a  reduction on taxes but rather &#8220;we have increases, we were promised more  jobs but today industries are collapsing.\u201d<br \/>\nHe said conditions on the ground were a marked departure from the promises of the governing NDC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scores of gun-wielding police officers swarmed the venue for a press conference organized by political pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG). 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