Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked the government to prioritize the #FixTheCountry movement’s demands.
Mr. Mahama believes that the group’s requests are genuine and should not be dismissed.
Mr. Mahama made the statement while speaking at the NDC Professionals Forum on Monday, September 6, 2021, at the Cedi Conference Centre of the University of Ghana.
Instead of attributing political motivations to their requests, he believes the government should examine the real cry for assistance from young people and the whole community.
“The speed with which hundreds of thousands of young people spontaneously took over social media and demanded that this country be fixed is a cautionary tale on how exactly the people feel about the way this county is being governed.”
“Rather than cynically scoffing at these calls, ascribing political motives to them, and pretending that the genuine cry for help from our citizens is the figment of the imagination of some political leaders, we should be lending a listening ear to these young people and indeed the general population.”
About Fix The Country Group
The demonstration was held to put pressure on the government to solve Ghana’s many problems, such as youth unemployment, poor infrastructure, and high living costs.
Protesters wearing red headbands and armbands carried banners with slogans such as, ‘A country without patriotism is a dead nation,’ ‘We aim for waakye, they aim for V8s,’ ‘#FixTheCountry’ and ‘A new Constitution for the People,’ among others.
The movement began on social media a few months ago, with many Ghanaians getting on board.
According to the campaign’s organizers, this is only the first of many demonstrations that will take place in the coming weeks.
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