The Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday embarked on a demonstration in Accra to express their opposition to what they termed the utilisation of state institutions to intimidate and harass opposition members.
The protest, titled “Yεn Suro Ahunahuna”, was organised by the NPP’s National Youth Wing, led by Mr Salam Mustapha, the party’s national youth organiser.
The march commenced at the Obra Spot at Kwame Nkrumah Circle at 6:00 a.m, proceeded to the Police Headquarters where a petition was submitted to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the National Security, and ultimately concluded at the Jubilee House with another petition delivered to the Office of the President.
The demonstration was sparked by the arrest and detention of Mr Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, the party’s Bono Regional Chairman.
He was arrested on September 8 and charged with offensive conduct and publication of false news. Although initially remanded for a week, he was later granted bail.
The NPP Youth Wing said the protest was also in response to what it termed as harassment of other leading members of the party, including Ashanti Regional Chairman, Mr Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), and some social media activists sympathetic to the party.
Addressing the media, Mr Mustapha condemned what he called “selective justice” and “state sponsored intimidation,” stressing that the NPP youth would not be cowed into silence.
He added that the demonstration was a signal of the party’s determination to resist acts they considered unjust.
The Minority Leader in parliament and the entire Minority caucus were among senior figures who joined the youth in the march and in presenting the petitions.
The protesters demanded that the police service desist from politically motivated arrests, remands, and investigations which they claimed unfairly target opposition members.
They further expressed concerns over the denial of bail and alleged double standards in the application of the law.
The protest comes at a time of heightened political tension, with growing debate over the impartiality of state institutions in the enforcement of law and order.
Some of them also lamented the negative impact of illegal small-scale mining activities also known as galamsey on the livelihood of Ghanaians and therefore urged the government to address the issue.
BY EUGENE AMPIAW & ELIZABETH NUKUNU KPORSU
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