{"id":183839,"date":"2016-01-22T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T15:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=183839"},"modified":"2016-01-22T15:40:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T15:40:17","slug":"occupy-ghana-holds-red-friday-protest-against-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=183839","title":{"rendered":"Occupy Ghana holds \u2018Red Friday\u2019 protest against government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pressure group, Occupy Ghana, today marked Red Friday to protest what they describe as the government\u2019s \u201cdestructive\u201d economic policies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also protested Government\u2019s decision to accept what they call \u201ctwo highly suspicious terrorists\u201d in Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby, \u201cunder the pretext of honouring international neighbourliness and compassion with America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghanaians wore red to call to government attention concerns raised by the pressure group and the citizenry including the hikes in utility tariffs, the exorbitant taxes on petroleum products, the \u201cshady\u201d Ameri deal and corruption among other things.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-183887\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CZU41NrU8AA7HPn.jpg\" alt=\"CZU41NrU8AA7HPn\" width=\"579\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many Ghanaians have taken to social media to show pictures of themselves in red while others are\u00a0using the hashtag \u2018Red Friday\u2019 on social media to comment on the state of the economy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ghana has been in a state of abyss for far too long. It&#8217;s time for total freedom and progress. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MahamaMustGo?src=hash\">#MahamaMustGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AriseForChange?src=hash\">#AriseForChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedFriday?src=hash\">#RedFriday<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bonti Benjamin (@bonti_benjamin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bonti_benjamin\/status\/690521829652439040\">January 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Occupy Ghana has already come out to express support for the lawful declaration of nationwide strikes by organized labour earlier this week to protest the current economic difficulties brought on by the hikes in petroleum prices and utility tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released earlier this week, Occupy Ghana also reiterated their numerous calls on government to effectively deal with corruption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nI am <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Reddy?src=hash\">#Reddy<\/a> for good governance in Ghana. What about you? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedFriday?src=hash\">#RedFriday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OccupyGh\">@OccupyGh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xqmZBcZyq4\">pic.twitter.com\/xqmZBcZyq4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maximus Ametorgoh (@maxihere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxihere\/status\/690488222540001281\">January 22, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhilst it will be completely sensible to review the heartless fiscal decision, Occupy Ghana\u00a0reiterates its call for the government to effectively deal with corruption, whose effect dents the economy annually by almost $3bn as some estimates have suggested.\u201c<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ghana goes Red, Labour goes Red. Wear your voice. It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedFriday?src=hash\">#RedFriday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaessuman\">@kaessuman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Snr_AhenQra\">@Snr_AhenQra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YOwusua\">@YOwusua<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sambryanbuabeng\">@Sambryanbuabeng<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBId5htUqd\">pic.twitter.com\/kBId5htUqd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Foster Korankye-Gyan (@Korankye_Gyan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Korankye_Gyan\/status\/690416036978544640\">January 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c&#8230; the snowballing effect of the cases of GYEEDA, SADA, Payroll fraud, Woyome\u2019s scam judgment debt and a host of other debts have been overwhelmed by the dreadful and tongue wagging cases of inflated Airport construction costs, several inflated infrastructure deals, $98m Smartty&#8217;s deal, $1M bus branding, AMERI and Karpower deals and more,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is on the back of these points raised that occupy Ghana embarked on their Red Friday protest today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pressure group, Occupy Ghana, today marked Red Friday to protest what they describe as the government\u2019s \u201cdestructive\u201d economic policies. 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