Ghana protesters demand Central Bank Governor be removed from office

(3 Oct 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Accra, Ghana - 3 October 2023
1. Mid of woman sitting on the floor and wailing
2. Various of protesters
3. Close of banner that reads (English): ‘Save Ghana Now - Occupy Bog Demo’
4. Protester waving the Ghanaian flag
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christalph Gyedu, Secretary of National Democratic Congress, Rasta Caucus:
“Today we are here to demonstrate about 60 billion Cedis that we don’t know where those monies are - and people are suffering, no jobs. You see a lot of people here, we are all educated people as you can see; why are we suffering in our own country, why are we not getting opportunities, why are people running away?”
6. Mid of statue of former Ghanian president Kwame Nkrumah
7. Mid of protesters
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerry John, youth organizer, National Democratic Congress:
“We hope that after the demonstration today, our president, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has over the years turned deaf ears to the cries of Ghanaians will at least for once will listen to us and do what Ghanaians are asking him to do for us.”
9. Wide of protesters
10. Close of shirt that reads (English) ‘Save Ghana Now - Occupy Bog Demo’
11. Mid of female protesters
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Francis Xavier Sosu, member of parliament, National Democratic Congress:
“This Government knows very well that very soon they are losing power and so they have no interest, they have nothing to lose. In fact the BoG (Bank of Ghana) can run Ghana down and they have nothing to lose. So where it is obvious to us citizens and we who are in parliament that the BoG boss is mismanaging the BoG; I mean, how do you print over 70 billion without parliamentary approval, without notice to parliament, so where is the money? How was the money used?”
13. Various of Ghana protesters singing
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Ghanaians took to the streets of Accra on Tuesday to demand the removal of the central bank governor and his deputies from office.
Ghana has witnessed an economic crisis and a steep rise in the cost of living over the past five years, causing widespread discontent in a country that was once hailed as an economic success story in Africa.
"How do you print over 70 billion without parliamentary approval, without notice to parliament, so where is the money? How was the money used," asked Francis Xavier Sosu, an opposition member of parliament.
The administration of President Nana Akufo-Addo has attributed the country's economic challenges to the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has led to rising inflation in numerous nations.
“We hope that... His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has over the years turned deaf ears to the cries of Ghanaians will at least for once will listen to us and do what Ghanaians are asking of him to do for us,” said Jerry John of the opposition National Democratic Congress.
Many people hold the government responsible for economic mismanagement and have criticized the allocation of funds to unpopular and costly projects, such as the construction of a new national cathedral with a capacity of 5,000.
This cathedral project, commissioned by the government, has incurred a cost exceeding $400 million.
In May, Ghana entered into a $3 billion bailout agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), marking the country's 17th financial rescue from the IMF since gaining independence in 1957.
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