Social commentator and member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Sydney Casely Hayford has backed the #FixTheCountry convenors’ decision to fight the injunction stopping their planned demonstration in court.
“Since the government has invoked the law and secured an injunction against them, they should go and fight it in court if they want to. That is the rule of law, if they disagree with the police, go and fight the injunction and see if you can have it lifted, so you can have your demonstration,” he said.
Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Hayford stated that the injunction against the protests came as a shock to him.
“I am a bit surprised that the police have stopped them from demonstrating. I didn’t know that the COVID-19 restrictions were still in force, so it’s a shock.”
A group of Ghanaians unhappy with what they call the economic challenges in the country declared their intention to protest on May 9, 2021.
Members of the movement have been expressing their displeasure over successive government’s failure to improve the living standards of Ghanaians on Twitter using the hashtag #FixTheCountry.
But the Ghana Police Service secured an ex-parte injunction against the planned protest.
The court ruled that the intended protest is prohibited until the restriction on public gathering is lifted.
Meanwhile, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has shown commitment to improving the living conditions of Ghanaians since coming into power in 2017.
Mr. Bawumia said although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused increases in prices of commodities such as oil, cement, and iron rods, the government’s performance has been outstanding.
