The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has kicked off its much-publicised “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” protest in Accra, with hundreds of supporters taking to the streets to express their anger over what they describe as harassment and injustice against party members.
The demonstration began at the Obra Spot at Kwame Nkrumah Circle and is proceeding towards the headquarters of the Ghana Police Service, where the party plans to submit a petition to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno.
Party leaders accuse the police leadership of allowing itself to be used by the government to target and intimidate individuals associated with the opposition.
According to them, the march is aimed at drawing public attention to what they believe is a growing pattern of politically motivated arrests and investigations, stressing that the rights of their members and sympathisers are being undermined.
Security personnel have been deployed along the protest route to ensure order as the demonstration moves through key streets of the capital.
