The Ghana Police Service has filed an injunction to stop the Gen-Z demonstration from going down.
The seven-day protest, scheduled from July 31 to August 6, 2024, goals to carry over 2 million younger individuals onto the streets of Accra.
The demonstration intends to deal with extreme financial hardships primarily affecting the youth, driving many into drug dependancy, harmful migrations, and a few even becoming a member of terrorist teams.
Protesters additionally goal to problem the heavy taxes imposed by the federal government, together with the controversial betting tax, COVID-19 tax, sanitation tax, and elevated web knowledge taxes.
Additionally, the protest seeks to precise Gen-Z’s robust disapproval of the widespread corruption and nepotism allegedly characterising the incumbent administration.
The court docket is scheduled to listen to the injunction utility on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
Reacting to this, the conveners of the demonstration have pledged to defend their proper to protest, citing constitutional provisions that shield residents’ rights to show.
It seems the organisers are taking a cue from the large protests by the younger individuals of Kenya which has pressured the President to make drastic adjustments.
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