One of the most disturbing aspects of living in Accra, Ghana, is, of course, the security issue. If you will, the crime. The killings. The lawlessness. This post is about shining a little bit of light on how Ghana opposition supporters marched against killings and lawlessness in Accra. The original article below and image above were created and posted on Ajazera English website.
"Hundreds of protesters demanded the government provide better security to citizens amid several high-profile killings. Hundreds of opposition supporters marched through the streets of Ghana’s capital Accra demonstrating against what they described as rising insecurity and lawlessness since President Nana Akufo-Addo came to power in 2017. Wearing mostly red or black, the youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) danced through the streets on Tuesday with signs such as “You tweeted for George Floyd … Ghanaians have died, speak up!”. Accompanied by the honking of motorcycle horns and music blasting from pick-up trucks, the group delivered a petition to the offices of the president and speaker of parliament." Ajazera.com
Over the years, I have read hundreds of articles and watched countless television news about horrible crimes, killings, kidnappings and lawlessness in Accra, Ghana. And each and every time, I think about the real cause of these senseless crimes and lawlessness. It always brings home the issues of poverty, lack of consistent income for the majority of Ghanaians and mismanagement and corruption in Ghana.