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25th October 2023 12:48:30 PM
3 mins readBy: Chris Kodo

Accra witnessed a unique solo protest on October 24, 2024, as Ernest Birmeh, also known as Dr. Think Twice, took to the streets to voice his concerns about societal pressures. Dressed in a white long-sleeved polo neck bearing the inscription "IGP" (Inspector General of Pressure), and sporting dark shades and a cap, Birmeh made a notable stop at the premises of Accra-based Despite Media during his march.
With a Ghanaian flag in one hand and a megaphone in the other, Birmeh led his one-man demonstration, flanked by a police van that blared its siren. In the vehicle were two officers, including a senior officer in the front seat, while two more officers followed on foot, one in a safety vest and the other carrying an AK47 rifle.
Birmeh's protest was directed at the numerous societal pressures that Ghanaians face in various aspects of their lives. He vehemently challenged prevailing beliefs about marriage and childbirth, declaring," Today, I am doing a one-man demonstration against unnecessary pressure. Aren't you going to get married? Why won't you give birth? Are you sticking to only one child? Is one not too little? I am demonstrating against these things. If you know that giving birth will make life difficult for you, stay away. If you know that marriage will be hard for you, stay away. Anything that will make you uncomfortable, stay away. Ghanaians, listen to me. If marriage will be a problem for you, stay away."He urged Ghanaians to avoid actions that would make their lives difficult, including entering into marriage or having children if they were not fully prepared for the responsibilities and challenges that come with them.
"These undue pressures, I am protesting against that. If you will give birth or marry and get into a hard situation, stay away. As with anything that will put you in a tight corner, stay away. That is my one-man demo that has brought me to Peace FM today," he stressed.
In his impassioned speech, Birmeh expressed his belief that the expectation of "one man, one wife" is causing significant problems for many people. He argued that this societal norm is leading to an increase in diseases, divorces, and overall discomfort in relationships. "That one man one wife thing is killing a lot of women. It is giving them diseases and divorces. Know that one man cannot stay with one woman," he advised.
Birmeh also called on individuals to refrain from making promises of marriage after offering financial support or assistance to their partners, as this often leads to complications and pressure within relationships.
"Do not pay a woman's school fees and promise to marry her after she completes. Do not take a woman to learn a trade and say you will marry her when she is done. All these things create problems.""Women putting pressure on their fellow women. That should reduce. Women putting pressure on men. Asking them to buy this or that for them. All these create problems. There is pressure everywhere.Let everything reduce and let us find a way to live in peace," he noted.
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