{"id":33516,"date":"2014-07-22T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T13:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=33516"},"modified":"2014-07-22T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T13:11:59","slug":"mass-action-committee-to-demonstrate-on-august-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=33516","title":{"rendered":"Mass Action Committee to demonstrate on August 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another demonstration to hit the nation as <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"284bde4a-19f6-4915-8609-ed63a6984cb5\">civil society organization<\/span> called the Mass Action Committee threatens to hit the streets on August 5.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers of the intended demonstration deferred the event which was planned for <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"038cc4c6-9477-4745-8693-e68681bf39a6\">Thursday July<\/span> 24, 2014 in solidarity with the nationwide <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"711b0331-7d38-4e01-9109-2e0a7a23e842\">labour<\/span> unrest declared by <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"a5ee42c1-c212-4427-b288-80f6accdfb48\">leadership<\/span> of organized <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"55caa5f3-a87f-4c3c-97a8-f08d7c153120\">labour<\/span> on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson for the Mass Action Committee, Atik Mohammed in a press statement said the intended demonstration will be dubbed, \u201c\u201cBring Back Our Normal Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He implied that Ghanaians could no longer tolerate what he described as the untold hardships inflicted on them by government.<\/p>\n<p>He unveiled the MAC\u2019s agenda to replicate the intended demonstration across the country.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the upcoming nationwide demonstration declared by <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"ba4c7aeb-5188-44a6-b50e-82ca888d0cd9\">leadership<\/span> of organized <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"d1e7a0bc-cf62-4516-976f-c85dd339a19d\">labour<\/span> and assured the organizers of the full participation of the MAC members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe accordingly wish to assure our comrades on the <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"484415af-4b30-456d-a4cb-c5b75ea49f22\">labour<\/span> front that they have our unconditional support and that we shall be with them all throughout their demonstration.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also wish to use this opportunity to extend <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"c88cbebf-1ca4-469a-aebc-e1a4adede654\">invitation<\/span> to all well-meaning Ghanaians especially our colleagues in organized <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"28b250bb-b6b7-4e0f-afa7-2796a999e804\">labour<\/span> to participate in the \u201cBring Back Our Normal Ghana\u201d demonstration which has been rescheduled for 5th August, 2014.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"25a66f50-8d36-44c9-8872-29535b450b92\">Atik<\/span> Mohammed called for collective cry on government to fix the nation\u2019s ailing economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo this end, we are entreating all Ghanaians i.e. <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"834e35be-5f77-4982-a200-25fb4d834c4a\">teachers<\/span>, students, traders, business men and women, farmers, nurses, doctors, artisans, politicians, Civil Society Organizations, lawyers, journalists to note the date and accordingly grace this all important national exercise with their loud participation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another demonstration to hit the nation as civil society organization called the Mass Action Committee threatens to hit the streets on August 5. 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