History repeated itself on November 5, 2022, as scores of Ghanaians trooped to the Obra spot in Accra to hold the “reloaded” version of the Kume Preko demonstration.
The first time the kume preko protest occurred was in 1995 when Dr Charles Wereko Brobbey led some Ghanaians including President Akufo-Addo to protest the harsh economic conditions, experienced under the Jerry John Rawlings-led administration.
The demonstrators – some clad in red and others in black – were baffled over the fact that President Akufo-Addo who was one of the prominent faces behind the first edition of “Kume preko” is in power, yet the economic conditions keep worsening under his watch.
They, thus, have called on him to immediately resign or roll out some measure to alleviate the hardships.
During the demonstration led by lawyer Martin Kpebu, the protestors rolled out a tall list of needs the President should immediately act on.
Key among them was a request for fuel prices to be slashed by 50% within the next 24 hours.
Source: The Independent Ghana