The youth wing of the NDC announces the routes of the demonstration “A march for justice” on Tuesday

The youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has outlined its demonstration scheduled for Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

It comes after the police approved the protest after initially refusing the request to provide the protesters with the necessary security.

But after fruitful deliberations between the two sides, the police gave the green light to the protest dubbed ” A march for justice ” Break away.

In a statement signed by George Opare Addo, the NDC’s national youth organizer, the convergence time is 6:00 a.m. with Accra Mall as the focal point.

From there, the protesters will cross the Liberation Road to Opeibea House via the Aviation Road to the Land Commission.

They will then travel to Flagstaff House via the Switchback road, use the Arko Adjei interchange to Parliament.

The youth wing ensured the safety of the protesters and the strict application of the COVID-19 guidelines.

“The leaders appreciate the goodwill and support the street protest has received so far from Ghanaians from all walks of life, CSOs, other political parties and allied partners. This shows that the majority of Ghanaians are in favor of the march against the social evils that this government has inflicted on us as a people, ”the statement read.

The group will present a petition to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at Jubilee House.

A similar petition will also be submitted to the Speaker of Parliament at the House of Parliament.

The protest aims to demand justice for all those “killed and brutalized by state sponsored thugs and / or police and military adventurism”.

It is also demanding social justice for the unemployed in the country.

The original routes included Madina, the central business district of Accra, Osu and Lapaz. They had also indicated that they would drop off the IGP at the police headquarters, but these appear to have changed after the engagement with the police.

Previously, the police had rejected the group’s request by referring to Article 4 of the Law on Public Order of 1994 (ACT 491), in particular with regard to public health and the restrictions imposed by the executive instrument. (EI) 395 to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This was not suitable for the youth wing, however, as they threatened to go ahead with their planned protest despite the police service’s refusal to provide protection.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh then asked to meet with youth wing leaders about their planned protest, hence the green light. Join our ‘march for justice’ demonstration – NDC to the #FixTheCountry protesters

In the meantime, the youth wing of the NDC has called on the #FixTheCountry movement to join its “march for justice” protest.

George Opare Addo, in a Citi News interview, said he grants its platform to the #FixTheCountry movement convey its message to the government.

He also said the police must seek to give the movement the opportunity to exercise its right to protest.

“I have clearly criticized the government’s decision to prevent the #FixTheCountry movement from exercising its constitutional right to protest. I think that with the police accepting that they will be there to keep us safe, it is time that they also looked into the problems related to the country’s reparations movement. ”

“But I ask everyone, especially members of the Fix The Country movement to join the NDC. We are fighting for almost the same thing. I will speak with their leaders and tell them where they can align with our views and opinions so that they come and then, whatever they want to do, they can use our platform to get their message out, ”a he added.

—Citinenewsroom