{"id":92193,"date":"2015-02-17T13:44:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T13:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=92193"},"modified":"2015-02-17T14:23:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T14:23:21","slug":"occupyghana-endorses-npps-w%c9%94n-gbo-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=92193","title":{"rendered":"OccupyGhana endorses NPP\u2019s \u201cW\u0254n Gbo\u201d demo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pressure group, OccupyGhana has thrown its weight behind the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as it plans to embark on a <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/10\/npp-sets-feb-18-dumsor-demo\/#sthash.BqpSciqw.4qumjdm3.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">demonstration against government<\/span><\/strong><\/a> over the current energy crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;7crFIzLmMOAMKt1bwyXnUi2Nj6NR7wRE&#8221;]The protest dubbed \u201cW\u0254n Gbo\u201d demonstration according to the NPP is also to protest against the worsening economic situation in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement, OccupyGhana said, \u201cit is glad to note that concerned Ghanaians are rising up responsibly and demanding action from our leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NPP last week announced plans to stage the <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/10\/npp-sets-feb-18-dumsor-demo\/#sthash.BqpSciqw.4qumjdm3.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>demonstration on February 18<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in Accra.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to OccupyGhana &#8220;the challenges we are currently experiencing, including but not limited to economic mismanagement, the ever-worsening power crisis and their attendant effects on the cost of doing business in particular and the economy at large, including government&#8217;s inability or unwillingness to retrieve wrongfully paid judgment debts, are all attributable to poor leadership and a lack of commitment to good and responsible governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Deputy Director of Communications of the NPP, Anthony Karbo hinted that the party&#8217;s flag bearer, <strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/14\/akufo-addo-to-lead-npp-dumsor-demo\/#sthash.DTtUbq6D.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">Nana Akufo-Addo will lead the demonstration<\/a><\/span><\/strong> in Accra.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Northern NPP to join \u2018W\u2184n Gbo\u2019 Demo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/17\/northern-npp-to-join-w%E2%86%84n-gbo-demo\/#sthash.x3P9ZzMi.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>About 10 buses will leave Tamale<\/strong><\/a><\/span> with NPP supporters today ahead of the party\u2019s Wednesday\u2019s demonstration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/npp-kumasi-demo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72066\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/npp-kumasi-demo.jpg\" alt=\"npp kumasi demo\" width=\"620\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/npp-kumasi-demo.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/npp-kumasi-demo-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">National headship of the NPP is spearheading the intended demonstration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!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');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pressure group, OccupyGhana has thrown its weight behind the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as it plans to embark on a demonstration against government over the current energy crisis. 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