{"id":110160,"date":"2023-10-13T11:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/13\/occupyjulorbihouse-demo-akufo-addo-should-have-come-out-to-empathize-with-ghanaians-rocky-dawuni\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T11:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:48:18","slug":"occupyjulorbihouse-demo-akufo-addo-should-have-come-out-to-empathize-with-ghanaians-rocky-dawuni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/13\/occupyjulorbihouse-demo-akufo-addo-should-have-come-out-to-empathize-with-ghanaians-rocky-dawuni\/","title":{"rendered":"OccupyJulorbiHouse demo: Akufo-Addo should have come out to empathize with Ghanaians \u2013 Rocky Dawuni"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three-time Grammy award nominee, Rocky Dawuni says there was a need for the President to empathize with Ghanaians during the \u2018Occupy Julorbi House\u2019 protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, there is a void in leadership when leaders of the country fail to address protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to Doreen Avio, Rocky Dawuni said protesters must be treated well even during their demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"GUdBsFn-Kx8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OccupyJulorbiHouse: Akufo-Addo should have come out to empathize with Ghanaians \u2013 Rocky Dawuni\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GUdBsFn-Kx8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cExpression of your civic responsibility, the right to protest, the right to articulate how you feel is what strengthens democratic systems. Democracy is about having different people, different perspectives, and different ideas but you all work towards a common objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut when one party feels aggrieved, and you also have a situation where people are going through a lot and they step there to express it in a way that is peaceful, the protest also has issues, people come but it was generally a peaceful expression and it\u2019s met with a level of force, then we are defeating the fundamental principles of this concept,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, recently Mia Amor Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, roughly quoted reggae musician Rocky Dawuni to press home the need for action on climate change and other global crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mottley has made a habit of including song lyrics in her General Assembly speeches, last year invoking \u201cWe Are the World\u201d and, the year before, Bob Marley.<\/p>\n \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                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-time Grammy award nominee, Rocky Dawuni says there was a need for the President to empathize with Ghanaians during the \u2018Occupy Julorbi House\u2019 protest. 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