Picketing at Mahama's house: NDC youth dares NPP's Owusu-Bempah to announce a new date
12th October 2023 9:39:23 AM
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The Greater Accra Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a challenge to Owusu-Bempah, the Deputy National Communication Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), regarding his planned picket at the premises of former President John Dramani Mahama.
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The NDC youth have called on Owusu-Bempah to announce a new date for his intended picket, emphasizing that they are prepared to respond with their own "clean-up" exercise at John Mahama's office, depending on Owusu-Bempah's actions.Initially, Owusu-Bempah had announced his plans to picket at John Mahama's office on October 12, 2023, to demand an investigation into the Airbus scandal.
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However, he later rescheduled this event, prompting the NDC youth to postpone their own cleanup exercise.In a statement, the NDC youth criticized Owusu-Bempah's actions, characterizing them as an attempt to gain unwarranted attention. They expressed confidence that he may not announce a new date for his planned picket, but they stand ready to respond if he reschedules the event.
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“Following the decision of the coward loudmouth, Ernest Kofi Owusu-Bempah Bonsu, to abort his unwise decision to picket at the office of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama under the guise of rescheduling same, we wish to announce a postponement of our planned clean-up exercise at the same venue.
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The decision to embark on a clean-up exercise at the office of the 2024 flagbearer of our party was contingent on the rabble-rouser’s inane announcement to picket at Mr Mahama’s office on Thursday, October 12, 2024. We knew from the onset that Owusu Bempah was engaged in his usual publicity stunt to court underserving attention for himself.
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“Though we are firm in our minds that Owusu Bempah may not announce a new date for his planned picketing, we wish to state that on any day the hazardous things, he smokes deceive him to reschedule his event, we would be ready to meet him at John Mahama’s office to ‘weed out’ all unwanted materials,” part of the statement read.The NDC youth group has also appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Dr.
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George Akuffo Dampare, expressing their hope that if he instructs Owusu-Bempah to reschedule his demonstration, the new date would be approved, should Owusu-Bempah decide to proceed with it.
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“We wish to plead with the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare that if indeed, he directed Owusu Bempah to reschedule his demo, then he should please approve any new date he would fix it, that is if he would muster the courage to dream about it again.“We take note of the pent-up feeling of the youth and the eagerness with which the announcement of a clean-up exercise at the office of Mr. Mahama was received.
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