Over 10,000 youth turned up for the ‘Yɛ Gye Yɛ Sika’ demonstration organised by the New Patriotic Party’s Youth Wing.
The protesters are demanding a full breakdown of the GH¢49.72 million used to bring home 1,964 citizens amid xenophobic attacks, including charter flight costs, and an independent audit.
Protesters marched from spots like Accra Mall and the Tetteh Quarshie Roundabout tothe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Jubilee House to submit a petition.
They also called for the dismissal of Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, voicing frustration over public fund mismanagement, with one participant saying, “Give the money you are amassing to the people so they can work with it.”
The protesters were all clad in black and red, with placards that read: “Sack Okudzeto Ablakwa Now!”, “Ablakwa the Chobo King”, “No More Speeches, Produce the Receipt”, “NDC Cocaine Alban”, “We Said Evacuate, We Did Not Say Inflate!” and “US$750,000 for a chartered flight? Eeeeiiiii”.
Speaking to the media MP for Damongo Constituency, Abu Jinapor and 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, called for accountability from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa.
For Akua Afriyie she said, “Give the money you are amassing to the people so they can work with it. The gross mismanagement of the NDC government is destroying the nation.”
Also present was NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fuseini, Nana B and other prominent big wings in the party joined the “YƐGYE YƐ SIKA” demonstration in Accra to demand accountability.
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