The Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress has become aware of a press
statement by the Ghana Police Service unashamedly communicating its decision to
use the Court to thwart a planned demonstration by pressure group, Arise Ghana. The
reasons stated in the Police statement for desperately seeking restraining order from
the Court, on the face of available facts, are only smokescreen choreographed to deny
over burdened and suffering Ghanaians from venting their frustrations about the
corrupt Akufo Addo/Bawumia government through street protest.
While the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare enjoyed the goodwill
of Ghanaians when he was appointed, and exhibited traits of an upright officer ready
to honour the tenets of his profession, he has turned out to be a puppet of a corrupt
regime. Annoyingly, the IGP, without mincing words, has carved an unenviable niche
for himself as someone comically interested in protecting a gang of thieves in
government rather than the very poor people whose taxes he is feeding on.
A trivial issue as the scheduled time for the Arise Ghana demonstration could have
been settled with organizers without necessarily resorting to a last minute crude tactics
to frustrate the organizers. Indeed, the organizers, from media reports, have so far
cooperated with the Police and had even acquiesced to demands by the Police to
change the scheduled time to a proposed one by the Police. If the Police had a change
of mind on the agreed time with the organizers, what prevented the IGP or his lawful
assigns from re-engaging the organizers to find a middle ground?
More so, on what account did the Police changed it's mind in the last minute to break
ranks with the organizers? This unholy behaviour by the Dampare-led Police
administration speaks to one undeniable fact - that the Police hierarchy, against the
wishes of some of its junior officers, have sworn to fight any well-meaning Ghanaian
who dares question the wanton dissipation of scarce resources by the reckless Akufo
Addo/Bawumia government.
We would not be surprised that the Police hierarchy have taken up this unpatriotic
hatchet job because they are accomplice in the unreasonable raping of our dear
country. A protest such as the Arise Ghana demonstration should and must be
embraced by every Ghanaian who wishes this country well. The only adversaries would
be the criminals in government looting the State, and sadly, the Police hierarchy
appears to have gleefully joined them as their protective cover.
If the Akufo Addo/Bawumia government has performed to the satisfaction of all, why
would it be remote-controlling the IGP to block a peaceful street protest? History has it that failed governments, like the Akufo Addo/Bawumia government, always resort
to weakening of otherwise independent State institutions in order to have a field day
to steal without anyone raising a winker. We can assure the Akufo Addo/Bawumia
government that the IGP and his cohorts may be in bed with them today, but the day
of reckoning where the Ghanaian people would say 'enough is enough' is now here
with us.
We urge organizers of the Arise Ghana demonstration not to be unsettled by this
cowardice tactics by the Police and government. The resolve by all young people of
our Country is that the Akufo Addo/Bawumia government has lost track on its
promised deliverables and must be kicked out. We stand in solidarity with the
organizers and would lend all support where necessary to ensure Ghanaians rise in
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