The New Patriotic Party(NPP) has declared its support for the \u2018Yabr3 Demo’ which is scheduled to take place on February, 25, 2015 in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Yabr3 Demo’ \u00a0demonstration, according to the NPP, has been triggered by the same reasons for the party’s \u201cw)n gbo\u201d demonstration which was held in Accra on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”7HWXvXBkDbbetNUOe5ituBrzTuzTxELZ”]A press statement signed by the General Secretary of the NPP, Kwabena Agyepong noted that \u201cthe NPP wishes to announce to the entirety of Ghanaians that it endorses the ‘Yabr3 Demo’ which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday February 25, 2015 by the Movement for Change, a pressure group.\u201d<\/p>\n
The party\u2019s General Secretary urged members of the party, civil society and artisanal groups to join the demonstration since the \u201ceconomic gains made in our country have been eroded over the past 6 years of the NDC rule.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said Ghanaians \u00a0\u201ccontinue to suffer unprecedented economic hardship coupled with an unending power crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Kwabena Agyepong clarified that the purpose of the demonstration is also aimed at \u201c identifying \u00a0with the frustration of Ghanaians\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is important that people convey to government their frustrations so we are encouraging the ordinary people, the capenters, the welders, hairdessers who have lost earnings to join the demonstration, \u201c he stated.<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe that the demand for better governance and accountability must continue unabated,\u201dAgyepong added.<\/p>\n The demonstration, if successfully held, will be the second protest<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>against the worsening power crisis.<\/p>\n