Dr. Gideon Boako has alleged that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the largest opposition party, orchestrated the recent Democracy Hub protest.
A group of individuals recently took to the streets near the 37 Military Hospital to express their dissatisfaction with the government’s handling of illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey.
During the protest, demonstrators obstructed major thoroughfares leading to the 37 Military Hospital and other locations, resulting in significant traffic congestion.
They also vandalized party billboards and posters, engaging in various destructive activities. The protesters’ actions escalated to the point where their leader, Oliver Baker-Vormawor, seized the keys from a police vehicle and discarded them.
This conduct prompted law enforcement to detain several individuals from the protest, who are now facing legal proceedings. While analyzing the protest on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” program, Dr. Gideon Boako, the spokesperson for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, asserted that the demonstrators were politically motivated by the NDC, disguising their true intentions under the guise of advocating for issues related to galamsey.
He emphasized that the ultimate goal was to undermine the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration in order to facilitate an NDC electoral victory.
If you are doing demonstration against galamsey, why do you burn NPP properties?”, he queried and answered; “It means you have a special target against the NPP. So, it is political. So, let no Ghanaian sit down and be deceived by NDC’s latent attempt to cause a bad image for the government.
All these people who led the demonstration, we know them. Oliver Baker-Vormawor, typical NDC boy; who doesn’t know him?…All these people hold positions in the NDC. If you like, let us go into the election and, perish the thought, NDC wins the election, Oliver Baker-Vormawor and all these people leading the demonstration will be given positions in NDC government.
