{"id":25498,"date":"2014-06-17T14:01:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T14:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=25498"},"modified":"2014-06-17T14:01:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T14:01:32","slug":"youth-in-ue-demonstrate-over-removal-of-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/youth-in-ue-demonstrate-over-removal-of-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth in U\/E demonstrate over removal of Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thousands of youth in the Upper East region are demonstrating to protest the removal of Dr Ephraim Avea Nsoh as their Regional Minister.<\/p>\n
According to the youth, Dr. Nsoh\u2019s dismissal is likely to cost the NDC in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n
Dr Ephraim Avea Nsoh was relieved of his post as the Upper East regional minister in President Mahama\u2019s latest reshuffle.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, Citi FM\u2019s Upper East Regional Correspondent, Fred Awuni said the demonstration started around 11: 30 am.<\/p>\n He however stated that no violence had so far been recorded since the demonstration took off.<\/p>\n \u201cThe police are numbering over 120 and so for security, everything is okay here, the security men are in their numbers and so far we have not recorded any violence yet,\u201d Fred Awuni explained.<\/p>\n He stated that demonstrators converged on the region\u2019s sports stadium from all \u00a0its 13 districts .<\/p>\n Fred Awuni reported that the demonstrators will finally present their grievances through the Upper East Regional Minister to President Mahama. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thousands of youth in the Upper East region are demonstrating to protest the removal of Dr Ephraim Avea Nsoh as their Regional Minister. According to the youth, Dr. Nsoh\u2019s dismissal is likely to cost the NDC in the 2016 election. Dr Ephraim Avea Nsoh was relieved of his post as the Upper East regional minister […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":6261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[880,38,919],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBy: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n