The convenor for the FixTheCountry Ghana movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has pointed out that the Ghanaian youth are developing a culture of protest.
During an interview with Bridget Otoo, he discussed the upcoming OccupyJulorbi house protest scheduled for December.
He emphasized that the youth are growing increasingly discontented with the current state of the country and are inclined to express their concerns through various organized forms of protest.
He said “It is always about pushing the boundaries for what we can do as young people in demanding difference.”
He provided further context, explaining that the initial three-day protest aimed to assess the youth’s ability to maintain their demand for advocacy.
He added that regardless of whoever is in power, the youth will always demand better.
“In respective of wins in 2024, they are going to find a different Ghanaian youth, and we have to be able to prepare the Ghanaian youth towards a different kind of engagement with the system to demand better and be more aggressive with the demands we are making of the system,” he said.
He emphasized that a one-month protest is not unreasonable, highlighting that the people of Hong Kong stayed on the streets for six months. He added that Ghanaians haven’t reached that level yet, but their approach is to progressively build towards such a point.
He further clarified that the 31-day protest doesn’t require all interested parties to be present for the entire period. He mentioned that a schedule would be released in November to determine when people would come out to protest during that period, but the organizers would be present for the full 31 days.
Democracy Hub, convenors of #FixTheCountry movement and #OccupyJulorbiHouse protests, have announced a return of the protest in December, 2023.
According to a statement issued by the organisers on Monday, October 8th, the month-long protest will begin on December 1st and end on December 31st.
The purpose of this month-long protest, “themed “#OccupyJulorbiHouse” and #JustResign, will call on the President of Ghana, to resign immediately or be impeached by Parliament. We demand the urgent prosecution of corrupt officials, including persons in the president’s family and inner circle who have contributed to what has been described by a former cabinet Minister as “a Friends, Family and Concubines Government,” organisers have said.