The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has received the green light from the Greater Accra Regional Police Command to hold a massive demonstration on Thursday, August 6.
The move comes in the wake of the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge the former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, overturning her conviction and 10-year prison sentence handed down by the High Court.
After securing police approval, the NPP’s National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, addressed the media and detailed the demonstration route. “We intend to stage this demonstration to press home our demand that democracy must be protected. On Thursday, August 6, at 5 AM, we will assemble in front of the Supreme Court before proceeding to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and then to the Jubilee House. We will also present a petition to Parliament through a designated representative,” Nana B announced.
According to Nana B, the planned protest aims to draw attention to what the party sees as a subversion of justice, suppression of free speech, and the erosion of Ghana’s democracy. He explained, “On Friday, July 31, we submitted our notice to stage a mammoth demonstration over what we describe as selective justice, interference with the judiciary, and the repressive bail conditions imposed on members of the opposition.”
Nana B further asserted, “Today, democracy is under attack. We are witnessing the suppression of free speech and the criminalisation of free expression. Our democracy is dying, and this is not what President Mahama promised.”
The NPP’s upcoming demonstration is set to be a significant event, highlighting the party’s concerns about the current state of governance and judicial independence in Ghana.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com