{"id":241771,"date":"2016-08-22T11:37:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T11:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=241771"},"modified":"2016-08-22T11:37:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T11:37:52","slug":"bugri-naabu-karbo-lead-demo-against-killer-tariffs-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=241771","title":{"rendered":"Bugri Naabu, Karbo, lead demo against &#8216;killer tariffs&#8217; [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Regional Chairman of the opposition \u00a0New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bugri Naabu on Monday led the coalition of opposition parties in the Northern Region, to demonstrate against government in Tamale.<\/p>\n<p>Along with him was the National Youth Organizer and Deputy Director of Communications of the NPP, Sammy Awuku and Anthony Karbo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241794 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/f310f4b2-b570-4247-a246-a3c80adfca08.jpg\" alt=\"f310f4b2-b570-4247-a246-a3c80adfca08\" width=\"720\" height=\"789\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They organizers of the protest dubbed \u2018Dimiiya\u2019 meaning \u201ctimes are tough\u201d, seek to renew calls on government to drastically reduce what they have described as \u2018killer\u2019 electricity tariffs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241788 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/dimiiya-demo-lead-by-bugre-naabu-2.jpg\" alt=\"dimiiya demo lead by bugre naabu (2)\" width=\"707\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The demonstrators who matched through the principal streets of Tamale held placards with inscriptions such as, &#8220;Enough of the untold hardships,&#8221; &#8220;No reduction no vote,&#8221; &#8220;JM is incompetent&#8221; &#8220;Reduce the electricity tariffs&#8221; &#8220;We are not dummies-NDC JM&#8221; &#8220;Killer tariffs actually killing us&#8221; &#8220;We want change&#8221; and &#8220;Tamale Teaching Hospital is a death trap&#8221; among others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241787 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/dimiiya-demo-lead-by-bugre-naabu-1.jpg\" alt=\"dimiiya demo lead by bugre naabu (1)\" width=\"710\" height=\"494\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The demonstrators had resisted attempts by the Northern Regional Police to have the protest postponed following the tour of the region by President John Dramani Mahama.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241722 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/b1cc8a7a-1140-432f-a78a-05a7e3d9d292.jpg\" alt=\"anti mahama, demo\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Coalition of opposition parties comprises the NPP, the Convention People&#8217;s Party (CPP), the People&#8217;s National Convention (PNC), the National Democratic Party (NDP), the Progressive People&#8217;s Party (PPP) and the All People&#8217;s Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-241725 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/eafa6b5b-24da-4eb3-b197-57234656dc69.jpg\" alt=\"anti mahama, demo\" width=\"651\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-241723 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/96fc8882-9735-451c-bf66-397d3bb2b326.jpg\" alt=\"96fc8882-9735-451c-bf66-397d3bb2b326\" width=\"645\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241724 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/5233fe11-5e6d-4dc4-aa3c-391e00e58b3e.jpg\" alt=\"bugri nabu\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin A. Allotey &amp; Abdul Karim Naatogmah \/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Regional Chairman of the opposition \u00a0New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bugri Naabu on Monday led the coalition of opposition parties in the Northern Region, to demonstrate against government in Tamale. 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