The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre's former head of international institutions and e-learning has stated that "rubber bullets and tear gas" are not the answer to the nation's rife unemployment problem.
According to the security expert, authorities must address the demand for jobs among Ghana's youth rather than confronting them with weapons.
On Thursday, June 20, 2022, he was discussing the fallout from the Arise Ghana two-day #KromAyHyi demonstration with Captain Smart on Onua TV/Maakye. FM's
According to Dr. Nii Okai's opinion, the government should engage the youth in discourse to give answers to the problems they are now confronting rather than imposing solutions on them.
"The kids have important problems that need to be addressed. The leaders of Africa should return to the fundamentals. Ask the young people to provide their own solutions. No answers are forced upon them. Rubber bullets and tear gas are not used.
He said that if problems escalate to the point where last Tuesday's demonstration did, it shows a lack of leadership.
If the kids resort to protests to reach this point, he said, "it shows you you're not doing your task correctly." Mustapha Abdullah, a research officer at KAIPTC, had said the Ghana Police Service overreacted on Day One of the rally.
According to Mr. Abdullah, the contrast between the chaotic first day of the two-day demonstration and the orderly and quiet second day indicates that the law enforcement agency overreacted.
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, Mr. Abdullah discussed the two-day demonstration on Onua TV with Captain. He attributed the mayhem on Tuesday to the police's lack of professionalism and inadequate crowd management.
"Based on my personal observations, I believe that yesterday the cops overreacted. Despite the court's ruling, they choose a certain route. Yesterday's turmoil was spurred on by the police intervention. I'm hoping they've learned a lot to handle future protests successfully," he remarked.
Regarding the effects of frequent demonstrations on authority, he blamed the government for the police's actions.
The present economic situation is affecting residents. The current NPP administration loses support as more people demonstrate. Even while the police aspire to professionalism, they are unable to do so for security reasons, he revealed.
The organisation marched, according to its organisers, to make the authorities aware of the high expense of living in the nation.
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