The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has asked the Minority to change the routes for their demonstration against the Bank of Ghana Governor and his two deputies. 

The Police insist their selected routes may endanger public order and public safety among others. 

Due to this, the police has advised the opposition MPs to heed their demands so they can offer the needed security protection. 

“Following the security assessment, on 23 August 2023, the Command engaged the organisers and assured them that the Police are ready to provide them the needed security to exercise their constitutional right to demonstrate.”

“However, Police drew their attention to the fact that using their selected routes may endanger public order and public safety among others.”

“We, therefore, requested the organisers to relocate the routes and destination of picketing in the interest of public order, public safety and running of essential services,” the statement said.

The Minority in Parliament has scheduled Tuesday, September 5, to demonstrate against the Bank of Ghana Governor and his deputies over the losses the central bank recorded in 2022.

According to them, their demonstrations are based on the central bank’s illegal printing of over GH¢80 billion to the Akufo-Addo government.

“We write in line with sections,1 2&3 of the Public Order Act 1994 (Act 491), to notify you of an impending public protest to be embarked upon by the Minority in Parliament in collaboration with Civil Society Organizations, Progressive Forces and other well-meaning Ghanaians.”

“The purpose of this protest is to express our revulsion against the illegal printing of money (about GH¢ 80 billion) between 2021 and 2022 by BOG for the corrupt Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP government which led to a hyper-inflation rate of 54.1% in December 2022,” excerpts of the letter said. 

According to them, this conduct by the BoG has pushed some 850,000 Ghanaians into poverty.

“This singular act of BOG has negatively impacted livelihoods and businesses and pushed about 850,000 Ghanaians into poverty in the year 2022 alone.”

“As representatives of the Ghanaian people, the Minority in Parliament is totally disgusted by the crass mismanagement and reckless mishandling of the affairs of the Bank of Ghana, which resulted in a gargantuan loss of GH¢60.8 billion and a negative equity of GH¢5.1 billion in 2022, with its attendant hardships on Ghanaians,” the statement added.