Ghanians Ask President Akufo-Addo to Resign

Once again Ghanians hit the streets in protest, the Fix the country movement is at it again. On Saturday, 5 November 2022 the protestors went to the streets of Accra, Ghana. This time demanding the removal of the President from office. There have been several situations hitting Ghana hard over the last few years. One being the lack of freedom of the press, many have been forced to stop writing about situations facing the country. Some claim there has even been some bloggers murdered for their reporting.

Video from UTV News Ghana covering the Fix the country movements protest.

With the high rate of inflation and corruption Ghanians are suffering worse than most African countries, even worse than their neighbors in Togo. Ghanians are unable to make a living wage before the high rise of inflation but now fuel prices are more than most monthly incomes.

A young social media influencer masterminded the protests: People know social media influencer Joshua Boye-Doe as Kalyjay. With Twitter as his primary platform, Kalyjay, who boasts more than 450,000 followers on the site, began the movement back in May 2021 in response to raised prices and tax increases. On Kalyjay’s Twitter account, one might discover an interesting variety of memes, videos and retweets about Ghanaian soccer players and other Ghanaian athletes. Most significant, however, are the tweets that end in #FixTheCountry —“Enough is enough,” one reads, or “Tomorrow we go on a peaceful walk to rewrite history.” Each one of his tweets reaches hundreds of thousands of followers, and on August 4, his movement came to a head as he helped organize several thousand people to peacefully protest in the nation’s capital.

This kind of public protest is unusual for Ghana: Due to its strong democracy, Ghana is not a country well known for large, public demonstrations from its citizens. Ghana has a history of maintaining free media and holding relatively peaceful elections with subsequent transfers of power. Ghanaians typically utilize the power of the ballot box to voice their dissatisfaction. The 2020 election saw a voter turnout of 79%, higher than the U.S.’s 67% turnout in the same year. Though the population is incredibly politically active, perceptions abound that individuals cannot influence or pressure political officials. Eighty-five percent of responders from a 2019 survey stated that they had never contacted a member of parliament. The #FixTheCountry protests are thus somewhat unusual to see, but they connect to the fears of poverty that worry many young Ghanaians.

Source: Borgen Report

“Prez. Akufo-Addo, Bawumia must resign” - Protestors at ongoing #kumepreko reloaded demonstration

#UTVGhana

President Akufo-Addo butchered and made up a saying to blame the fresh decline of Ghana’s currency on Ghanian citizens. He said, “Money doesn’t like noise!” he claimed that wherever there is chaos there is no money. If this was the case there would never be money any where in the world. Noise pollution by the way is so terrible in Accra Ghana’s capital city, a company went around the city to set-up devices to monitor the amount of noise.

The news paper covers on Monday, 31 October 2022 were filled with cries for the military to sustain from removing Akufo-Addo from his presidency. There have been several scares of those thinking that a coup is what Ghana needs during these difficult economic times. Akufo-Addo’s government though is dripping in corruption.

Source: TB Obwoge

Crime in the country has increased over 40%, robbery and gun crimes which are very rare in Ghana. With very strict laws and costly prices of gun ownership.

Ghana — The Economic Crisis Crushing a Nation

Wednesday, 20 October 2022 the news of the cedis further decline to the American dollar. In a country where rents are due 12, 24 and 36 months at once. Landlords have now decided to increase the amounts of annual rents stating that the costs of building materials have risen to crushing prices. A housing market that had already been deemed the second most expensive in the world. (Accra)

Source: TB Obwoge

Thank you for reading 🙏🏽 Please consider buying a coffee for Lacey's House efforts in Gender Equality & Children's Rights as it tries to move international.

©️TB Obwoge 2022 All Rights Reserved