The Founder of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, says the cancellation of 'The Convention' event has brought attention to his movement.

The event which was scheduled for Sunday, January 7 at Black Star Square and coincided with Constitution Day, was cancelled by government hours before its commencement.

According to the New Africa Foundation, speakers and thousands of patrons had already gathered at Independence Square when the directive for cancellation was given.

But in an interview with Accra-based Citi TV, Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Freedom Jacob Caesar, emphasised that despite his dissatisfaction with the cancellation of the event, the New Force has gained influence in the country.

While acknowledging that the cancellation of 'The Convention' has brought the New Force significant publicity, Mr. Bediako stated, “I think you are right. I was praying, and I fasted at the beginning of every year for one month.

"And I asked God to make the event successful. And when they cancelled it, I said God, I thought you said you would make it successful.”

He continued, “So I think the successful event has been based on the cancellation. It went to all parts of Africa, it woke people up, what was the reason, why did Ghanaians have to do that?

"They wanted to know if it was the UN or ECOWAS that had stepped in. Lots of people had different reasons. We still don’t know why the thing is trending around Africa.”

However, the Founder of the New Force denied claims of unveiling his political movement at 'The Convention,' emphasising that the event was going to impact people.

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He clarified that he genuinely wanted to bring the speakers to open the mindset of the youth of Africa.

"I knew that I would still come in as the man in the mask but wanted people to know when they found out later about the contributions of the New Africa Foundation we bring into the system. This event was going to impact based on what they will say.

"It wasn’t the plan to unveil a New Force. It was because the entity, or whoever decided to cancel the event, needed an excuse.

"But even if it was so, would it have been wrong for me to unveil my movement,” Nana Kwame Bediako asked.