The Youth Wing of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has downplayed the rationale behind the three-day protest organised by the pressure group, Democracy Hub.
According to the Youth Wing, there was no basis for #OccupyJulorbi House demonstrations.
In a statement, the Youth Organiser of the NPP, Salam Mustapha there was no salient points that people could take away from the protests.
“I tried so hard in the 3 days of the protest to take home the most salient reason and demand for the protest, but nothing concrete. Except for the usual rhetoric of fix the road, motorway, cost of living and other tangentials, which borders on politics.”
Touching on the economy he admitted that the Ghanaians are facing hardships but this has been caused by external factors.
He noted tha the Akufo-Addo-led government is doing everything possible "to get us out of the woods"
“In conclusion, the gallant youth of this country deserve better. We are in difficulties, no doubt about it. But I can state unequivocally that all young people around the world share similar stories as we do here, though with varying degrees, but sufficiently, there’s global stress on us all.
“I have absolute trust in this government and the efforts underway to get us out of the woods. Let’s not forget that Ghana was the fastest growing economy in the world in 2018. This translated into jobs and reduction in some benchmark values, stable cost of living. This government has a track record of ‘fixing’ and will continue to do so,” Salam Mustapha assured.
Read the full statement below
