Ghanaian media personality and actress, Efia Odo and the other conveners of the #FixTheCountry protest have had a meeting with the Minister of the National Security, Honorable Albert Kan-Dapaah, and they have hinted at carrying on with the May 9 protest.
This follows #FixtheCountry campaigners writing to the Ghana Police Service to notify them of their intention of demonstrating on May 9, 2021, against the hardships in the country. However, the police in a letter noted that it can’t accept their request to protest since it could be a “super spreader of COVID-19”.
In a series of retweets and tweets, sighted by The Vaultz Media (TVM), Efia Odo;noted that the Minister for National Security said that their notice of protest was “the best, most detailed and comprehensive notice they have ever seen!”.
The tweet also hinted that the protest which had been;called off by the Ghana Police Service will come off on the set date. Meanwhile, the Minister for National Security wasn’t the only one present at the meeting as some other Ministers;and other people from the National Security agencies attended the meeting.
“Meeting over! Reps Safe and Sound. May 9th Protest Going Forward! We went for a meeting with the IGP, we ended up meeting; Minister for Defense, Minister for Interior, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister For Finance,;Minister for National Security, Joe Anokye, Director of National Communications Authority, The;Attorney General, and Minister of Justice, about 10 other people from various National Security Institutions. There was no Minister for Health at that Meeting”.
Reactions to Efia’s post
Efia Odo’s posts were received with several reactions from netizens. Some who were happy about the latest development averred that nothing will stop;them from protesting since they have to be heard no matter what happens.
Some applauded the conveners noting that they are doing a great job to ensure the country is fixed. Also, others said that this generation of youth will not allow themselves to be intimidated by any political power. According to them, the leaders were able to deceive the;older generation, however, they will stand up and make sure the leaders #FixTheCountry.
Meanwhile, some were of the view that the conveners;should be careful especially of their safety since they have decided to challenge authority.
Convener of #Fixthecountry protest vows to protest even if it takes a year
It can be recalled that TVM reported that Efia Odo posted that the police won’t stop them from protesting. She observed that if the police didn’t stop the leaders of the country from holding;campaigns when COVID was still highly prevailing, then they have no excuse to stop them from also protesting.
That notwithstanding, one of the conveners of the #FixTheCountry protest, Joshua Boye-Doe;who started the trending hashtag in an interview posited that he won’t stop protesting until the leaders do the needful. According to him, he doesn’t want the issue to die out without the leaders;solving the problem, therefore if it will take him a year to protest, he will do so.
“Until the job is done I cant feel like a hero the hashtag;can die any moment and we will be back to square zero. We want to see results… if I am supposed to spend one year of my life to make sure we get results, ill do that”.
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