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Hundreds of Ghanaians in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, led by the Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Ashanti Regional Parliamentary Caucus on Tuesday marched through streets of the city to protest the current state of the economy.<\/p>\n

The demonstration, dubbed \u201cYa y3 den\u201d demonstration is to register the party\u2019s\u00a0displeasure\u00a0over what they\u00a0describe as\u00a0unbearable hardship in the region.<\/p>\n

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According to Citi News<\/strong>\u2019 Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Hawa Iddrisu, \u201cmost of the demonstrators wore black and red attire, while others also carried placards with the inscription \u2018Ghana abr3\u2019, \u2018Stop the suffering\u2019, \u2018Asante\u2019s are suffering\u2019 among others.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She reported that most shops in the central business district had been closed down, adding that passengers at the various bus terminals had been left stranded because commercial drivers in the city had joined in the demonstration.<\/p>\n

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The demonstration, according to her, was supported by the Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah and other NPP big wigs.<\/p>\n

Hawa<\/span> Iddrisu also stated that security had been intensified in the city to ensure sanity. \u201cSecurity is very tight here, I must say. I have seen hundreds of policemen around. Other policemen have also been stationed at some vantage points in the metropolis to guard the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

She \u00a0noted that demonstrators will finally converge on one of the city\u2019s park<\/span>, where the NPP bigwigs will address the press.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile\u00a0the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kofi Boakye has described the protest as the most disorganised<\/span>\u00a0 he has ever witnessed.<\/p>\n

According to him,\u00a0instead of assembling at a particular spot, scores of the demonstrators joined at various intersections across the city making it difficult for the police to maintain order.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrior to this demonstration, we met them and designed the rules. This morning, I went to the assembling point, and I realised<\/span> that there were a lot of people there and so I started to lead them. ..<\/span>after<\/span> some time, we saw another group emerging from another side,” he added.<\/p>\n

By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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