{"id":206086,"date":"2016-04-12T10:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T10:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=206086"},"modified":"2016-04-12T10:30:33","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T10:30:33","slug":"agogo-queen-mother-leads-anti-fulani-demo-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=206086","title":{"rendered":"Agogo queen-mother leads demo against Fulani herdsmen [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The queen mother of the Agogo Traditional area \u00a0in the Ashanti Region, Obaahemaa Nana Serwaa Kusi, on Tuesday led residents of the town to demonstrate against the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206093 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/agogo-protest-over-fulanis-8.jpg\" alt=\"agogo protest over fulanis (8)\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She was\u00a0accompanied by some elders of the Agogo Traditional Council, the Member of Parliament for the area, Kojo Baah Agyeman and other dignitaries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206089\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206089\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/agogo-MP-kojo-baah-agyeman-16.jpg\" alt=\"Kojo Baah Agyeman, MP\" width=\"554\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kojo Baah Agyeman, MP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The protest is aimed at putting pressure on government to evict the Fulani herdsmen who they accuse of destroying their crops and killing their relatives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206110 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/agogo-protest-over-fulanis-1.jpg\" alt=\"agogo protest over fulanis (1)\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The residents say the herdsmen were ordered to vacate the community with their cattle but have refused to heed to the directive, hence their decision to protest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206111 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/agogo-protest-over-fulanis-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"agogo protest over fulanis (2)\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The demonstrators who started the protest at about 8:30am at the main lorry station in Agogo, are expected to go through some principal streets in the town and later submit a petition to the District Chief Executive for Asante Akyem North District for onward submission to the presidency.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206094 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/agogo-protest-over-fulanis-9.jpg\" alt=\"agogo protest over fulanis (9)\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206092 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/agogo-protest-over-fulanis-6.jpg\" alt=\"agogo protest over fulanis (6)\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of the placards the protesters held had inscriptions: &#8220;Mahama Kada,&#8221; &#8220;We can&#8217;t farm now,&#8221; &#8220;Fulani herdsmen and cattle must leave!\u201dAgogo is part of Ghana,&#8221; &#8220;Is cow precious than life?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is the second protest march \u00a0by the residents against the\u00a0Fulanis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Hawa Iddrisu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The queen mother of the Agogo Traditional area \u00a0in the Ashanti Region, Obaahemaa Nana Serwaa Kusi, on Tuesday led residents of the town to demonstrate against the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the area. 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