Residents of Elubo in the Western Region will march through the streets of the border town to protest the closure of Ghana’s land border with the Ivory Coast.
Elubo residents, like many residents of border towns, say the border closure is affecting their livelihoods and businesses because they cannot cross into Ivory Coast.
After a mammoth protest in Aflao last Friday, August 27, the residents of Elubo will also stage a similar event on Thursday, September 2, 2021.
Ghana’s land borders together with the sea and air borders were closed by an Executive Instrument on Sunday, March 22, 2020.
But goods were allowed to pass to and fro trading countries.
The country’s major international airport was, however, opened to passengers on September 1, 2020, after strict COVID-19 testing measures were put in place.
The Director of Communication at the Presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin, has announced recently that President Akufo-Addo will review the restrictions on land border movement if need be.
He told the presidential press corps at the Jubilee House on Monday, 30 August 2021 that: “President Akufo-Addo understands the difficulties people have had to go through†as a result of “the restrictions that have been imposed on lives and livelihoods. I believe if there is the need for them to review whatever aspects of the restrictions, he will make it known when he addresses the nationâ€.
The president closed the borders in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic entered the country.
It was one of the many emergency measures put in place as part of the onslaught on the pandemic.