President Akufo-Addo’s lawyer, Kow Essuman, has made mockery of the hundreds of Ghanaians who thronged the streets of Accra to demand the resignation of the Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Ernest Addison via the #OccupyBoG demonstration.
He made fun of the fact that the protestors, led by Minority leader Dr Cassiel Ato and some bigwigs of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) failed to achieve their purpose, which was to present their petition to Dr Addison.
On Tuesday, October 3, Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison was notably absent when the NDC MPs attempted to present their petition during the #OccupyBoG protest.
Instead, the OccupyBoG protest’s leadership encountered Wing Commander Kwame Asare Boateng (retired) and several Bank officials.
They were informed that Dr. Addison was engaged in a meeting with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and was unavailable to receive the petition.
Reacting to this development, Lawyer Essuman noted that despite the protestors’ inability to meet the BoG Governor, they managed to burn some calories.
“So wait oh. Do you mean to tell me that the NDC, led by Ato Baah aka @Cassielforson, walked all the way from Obra Spot to @thebankofghana to present a petition to the Governor but then left without presenting the petition because the Governor was unavailable due to meetings. At least they burned some calories,” he wrote in a Twitter post on October 3, 2023.
The protestors marched all the way from the Obra Spot at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange to the Bank of Ghana in central Accra.
The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has described Dr. Addison’s absence as disrespectful. He refused to present the petition to anyone other than Dr Ernest Addsion.
He assured that another protest would be held on a date yet to be established to present the petition to the BoG Governor.