The Minority group within the Parliament has expressed its disappointment regarding the actions of the Accra Police Command.
The police sought a court injunction from the High Court to prevent the Minority’s planned protest scheduled for September 5, 2023, at the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
The central demand of the Minority is the immediate resignation of Dr. Ernest Addison, who serves as the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), as well as his two deputies.
In an official statement, the Minority group accused the police of actively obstructing their intended protest.
Emphasizing their stance, Deputy Minority Leader Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah underscored their refusal to be deterred by police actions. He affirmed their determination to proceed with the planned protest march using the designated routes previously shared with the police.
He stated, “We received a letter on Wednesday from the Ghana Police Service accompanied by a bailiff from the Accra High Court who served a notice or motion for an order to prohibit our Bank of Ghana protest, and we must say that we are very disappointed with this development which is an attempt to scatter the protest which is intended to hold the governor and his deputies accountable for their mismanagement of the bank which resulted in an unprecedented and colossal loss of GH¢60.8 billion, an amount which has had serious consequences on the economy and pushed close to one million Ghanaians into poverty.”
“And let us assure the people of Ghana that, as representatives, we will keep our sacred duty and we will uphold the public interest in line with our constitutionally guaranteed right to publicly protest, and we want to assure the people of Ghana that we have resolved to embark on this protest and nothing will stop us.”
Source – citinewsroom.com
