{"id":101909,"date":"2023-09-22T10:52:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/22\/things-have-deteriorated-e-l-spotted-at-occupyjulorbihouse-protest-day-2\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T10:52:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:52:37","slug":"things-have-deteriorated-e-l-spotted-at-occupyjulorbihouse-protest-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/22\/things-have-deteriorated-e-l-spotted-at-occupyjulorbihouse-protest-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Things have deteriorated&#8217; &#8211; E.L spotted at #OccupyJulorBiHouse protest Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-22-at-10.16.54-1024x606.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Ghanaian musician, E.L has been sighted at the convergence point in Accra for Day 2 of the #OccupyJulorBiHouse demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, it is high time voices like his weighed in more on the challenges faced by citizens in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s up to us celebrities. It\u2019s up to us the people. And let the powers that be, know that we are actually thinking and we have the power to make change happen,\u201d he said on Friday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"tpJOHq2Y2Uc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#OccupyJulorbiHouse Protest: Things have deteriorated, change must happen - Musician, EL #JoyNews\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tpJOHq2Y2Uc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Speaking on JoyNews, the singer said yesterday\u2019s episode of the protest was impromptu but \u201cit is better late than never.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The artiste has boots on the ground today at the 37 Lorry Station where protestors are expected to converge.<\/p>\n<p>He lamented that Ghana\u2019s status ability to provide a prosperous life for all keeps deteriorating by the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever I come back to Ghana, I realise that things have actually deteriorated to a certain extent and it has been chipping away\u2026 for a very long time,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting worried about it, for the generation to come, I\u2019m getting worried about the children. You know my children and others that are going to come after this. It\u2019s going to impact them greatly. This is the time to actually make that effort to make something change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He says a rewiring of thinking is crucial if any substantive change is to be seen in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the Police arrested about 50 protestors participating in the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers of the planned picket of Jubilee House went ahead despite warnings from the police to stop the protest.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration aims to demand a range of reforms, including a reduction in the cost of living, an end to corruption, and improved governance.<\/p>\n<p>The protestors are gathering once again for Day 2 amid heavy police presence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 900\"> Tags: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian musician, E.L has been sighted at the convergence point in Accra for Day 2 of the #OccupyJulorBiHouse demonstration. 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And let the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Things have deteriorated&#039; - E.L spotted at #OccupyJulorBiHouse protest Day 2 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/22\/things-have-deteriorated-e-l-spotted-at-occupyjulorbihouse-protest-day-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Things have deteriorated&#039; - E.L spotted at #OccupyJulorBiHouse protest Day 2 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ghanaian musician, E.L has been sighted at the convergence point in Accra for Day 2 of the #OccupyJulorBiHouse demonstration. 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