A number of Ghanaians on Wednesday hit the streets of Accra to protest against the high cost of living following the recent fuel price hike.
\nThe protest dubbed: \u201cAhokyere Demo,\u201d was organised by the Alliance For Accountable Governance (AFAG), with support from other political pressure groups such as the Progressive Nationalist Forum and the Coalition of Private Water Services Providers.
\nThe protesters who wore red T-shirts, red arm bands and head bands carried placards with inscriptions such as \u201cAgya Atta adadaa yen\u201d, \u201cAhokyere double double\u201d, \u201cAtta are \u2018u\u2019 really in charge\u201d, \u201cBetter Ghana turns bitter Ghana\u201d and \u201cPromise and fail Government\u201d.
\nSome notable AFAG and New Patriotic Party members who joined the demonstrators included Mr Kwabena Bonfeh a.k.a Kabila, Samuel Awuku, Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover and Abu Ramadan.
\nThe rest were Ms Ursula Owusu, Frances Assiam, Mike Ocquaye Jnr, Anthony Abaayifah Karbo and Mustapha Abdul Hamid.
\nAfter waiting for several minutes to gather all the protesters at the Obra spot near the Holy Gardens at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, the demonstrators hit the streets around 09.25 hours marching through Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Adabraka and turned at the Farisco traffic light to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) traffic light.
\nAt the TUC traffic light, some of the protesters wanted to divert through the Novotel-Kinbu area but were prevented by the Police and had to continue the march to the National Theatre traffic light.
\nHowever, at the Ministries traffic light there was confusion as the Police were overwhelmed by the demonstrators who diverted through the Ministries.
\nThis led to skirmishes between some of the protesters and some workers from the Ministry of Health who were making fun of the demonstrators compelling the Police to intervene to save the situation.
\nWhen the demonstrators reached the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning they stopped for a while at the main gate and started chanting songs against the government before the Police moved them from the place.
\nThey continued with the march through the 28th February road to the Accra Hearts of Oak Park at the Arts Centre where they were addressed by various speakers.
\nMr Abu Ramadan, member of AFAG criticised President Mills for not keeping faith with Ghanaians as he promised during his electioneering campaign.
\nHe said the President Mills led administration had remained insensitive to the suffering masses after imposing unbearable hardships on them through recent hikes in fuel prices and the introduction of high taxes.
\n\u201cThis is a government that promised to deliver heaven on earth to the good people of Ghana while in opposition, but now in government the consensus among the people is that it is rather delivering hell.\u201d
\n\u201cPresident Mills is now running away from the details and commitments of his party\u2019s manifesto which Ghanaians have now labelled as the Ma trickie wo manifesto,\u201d he said.
\nMr Ramadan said instead of President Mills confessing that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) had failed the people of Ghana and ask for help to salvage the economy, they rather kept on compounding the hardships and resorted to palliatives and blame games.
\nHe said AFAG would continue to expose the antics of the President Mills led government until they kept faith with the suffering masses. \u201cWe will not stop protesting until President Mills deals with the unruly\u2026NDC foot soldiers who have been chasing out Municipal and District Chief Executives from their offices,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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