Minority Alters Date for ‘Occupy BoG’ Protest
The Minority in Parliament has served notice to the police about plans to change the date for its Occupy Bank of Ghana protest.
After initially advertising it for July 30, the Minority says they now plan to hold it on August 13.
In a letter to the police, the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson said his outfit was far behind time for the needed preparations for the demonstration and thereby the notice for a new date.
“Following our discussion and conclusion of the date with your office, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) announced the 27th of July 2024 as the date of the launch of our national campaign in Tamale. Given that this date is so close to our planned demonstration in Accra, the 27th July date has become inconvenient.”
“Pursuant to sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Public Order Act 1994 (Act 491), I hereby write to request for the rescheduling of the demonstration from its original date of Tuesday 30th July 2024 to Tuesday 13th August 2024, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm. The route remains the same.”
“…the protest route shall be from the Obra Spot – Adabraka Farisco – Ridge Roundabout – National Theatre Traffic Light – High Court Complex, then branch to Atta Mills Highway and terminate at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum.”
The lawmakers seek to register their displeasure at what they call “wasteful” spending on the Bank’s new building under construction at a reported cost of S$270 million from the originally estimated US$81.88 million; the BoG governor building a new official residence for himself at an alleged cost of US$40 million; shunning accountability; and illegally printing money into the system much to the disadvantage of Ghanaians.
The Caucus claims the mismanagement by the leadership has resulted in the insolvency of the Bank which is now in desperate need of recapitalization.
Justifying the protest in an earlier statement, the Caucus said, “We are resuming public protest because we have reported these matters to anti-corruption institutions and they remain non-responsive. We are left with no alternative but the pressure of the might of the mass public action to a halt to the rot that has plagued our central bank, financial sector and almost every institution of government.”
