Why The Minority Will Abide By September 12 BoG Protest Date

The Minority will proceed with its “Occupy Bank of Ghana” protest scheduled for September 12, 2023, despite the failure of the Accra High Court to rule on the Ghana Police Service’s application to restrain them over the route.

The court was originally scheduled to rule on the case on September 4, however, a preliminary legal objections raised by the lawyers for the Minority forced the Court to adjourn to September 8. This also compelled the Minority to reschedule their protest from September 5 to September 12.

On September 8, the court adjourned the ruling to ten days later due to an error in the police’s application.

It was thought that the Minority would deliver a new date for the protest with the development, however, it has been announced that the 12 September protest will go on.

At the court today, September 8, the National Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi explained, “A new notice according to the police has been served on them by the minority caucus and concerning that fresh notice, no injunction has been given by any court restraining the minority caucus, AriseGhana and other progressive forces who are part of this struggle from embarking on demonstration which is scheduled for Tuesday the 12 of September.”

Background
The police service and the minority are embroiled in a contention over the route for protest which has been planned to demand the resignation of top officials of the Central Bank over what it said is the alleged illegal printing of about GH¢ 80 billion between 2021 and 2022 which it said contributed to an inflation rate of 54.1% in December 2022.

The Minority intends to converge at Parliament, march through Osu Cemetery Traffic Light – Ministry of Finance – High Court Complex – Kinbu – Makola – Rawlings Park to Opera Square and then Bank of Ghana to present their petition.

But the police suggest they rather converge at Obra Spot, march through Circle – Adabraka road building to the City Centre – Cedi House to Independence Square. This, the police said, was to safeguard the safety of the public.

This forced the police to drag the minority to court.