Pressure groups, Fixing the Country Movement and Patriotic Troopers Ghana have notified the Police of their plan to organize a counter-demonstration against the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to them, the demonstration is being organized to counter the unfair targeting of the Electoral Commission (EC) by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The two groups hold the view that the Electoral Commission is being targeted unfairly and unduly by the NDC.
“It’s incumbent on us to let the public know the modus operandi of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). We believe in public accountability and want to reiterate the point that our institutions of democracy ought to be protected at all cost.
“And as trusting citizens, it is our collective responsibility to put the country first and stand up against saboteurs,” a statement they issued on Thursday, September 12 said.
Below is the full statement…
FIXING THE COUNTRY MOVEMENT/PATRIOTIC TROOPERS, GHANA PROTEST MARCH
September 12, 2024
Attention:
Dr Akuffo Dampare Inspector General of Police
Police Headquarters
Accra
Notice of Intention to exercise constitutional rights under Article 21(1)(d) and (f) of the 1992 Constitution
Compliance with Statutory Requirement to Give Notice
We write with reference to Section 1 of the Public Order Act (Act 491), which provides that any person who desires to hold any special event within the meaning of that Act in any public place shall notify the police of his intention not less than 5 days before the date of the special event.
In this regards, kindly note that
FIXING THE COUNTRY MOVEMENT and Patriotic Troopers, Ghana will hold a public assembly/demonstration on Tuesday September 17, 2024.
Route:
(i) Starting time/point –
9am – AFUA SUTHERLAND PARK – LIBERATION ROAD – ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
(ii) From the Afua Sutherland Park, we will go through Ghana Institute of Journalism(GIJ) road to the Police Headquarters traffic through to Aliu Mahama Junction to Cantoment Post Office and to the termination point at the offices of the Electoral Commission.
Purpose: The demonstration is being organized to counter the the unfair targeting of the Electoral Commission by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
We hold the view that the EC is being targeted unfairly and unduly by the NDC and it’s incumbent on us to let the public know the modus operandi of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
We believe in public accountability and want to reiterate the point that our institutions of democracy ought to be protected at all cost.
And as trusting citizens, it is our collective responsibility to put the country first and stand up against saboteurs.
Signed:
Ernest Kofi Owusu-Bempah – Convener, Fixing the Country Movement
Moses Abbor- Convener Patriotic Troopers, Ghana
