NDC vows to protest until BoG Governor, deputies resign

The organizers of the #OccupyBoGdemo have threatened to hold countless protests if the governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison, and his deputies fail to step down.
They made this known at the ongoing protest organized by the minority Members of Parliament (MPs) and some other groups over what they describe as mismanagement of the central bank.

Scores of protesters gathered at Obra Spot in Accra for the #OccupyBoG demonstration, organized by the NDC minority group in Parliament, pressure group Arise Ghana, and other groups to demand the resignation of the governor of the Bank of Ghana and his deputies.
The protestors are accusing Dr Addison and his deputies of gross mismanagement of the central bank, citing the over GH₵60 billion loss by the BoG as the basis for their call for their resignation.
They also accuse him of overseeing reckless expenditure, including the construction of the new $250 million Bank of Ghana headquarters.
Addressing the crowd ahea of the commencement of the demonstration Minority Leader in Parliament said his outfit will not submit their petition to other officials aside from the Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

According to Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the group is ready to stay at the Central Bank for as long as they can if the boss, Dr Ernest Addison does not avail himself to be served.
While admitting that the demonstration will adhere to the route suggested by the police, the service has to allow the leadership to further march to the BoG office
National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, said “If you allow a security zone to become a haven for criminals, we have a right to declare that security zone a crime scene and we have a right to chase those criminals.
“We are not going there to fight anyone. We are only taking the petition to the one we have assigned to work for us but if you say that place is a security zone, then you will have to arrest all of us”.
“So we are going, we don’t want any fights but we are only enjoying our rights in this democratic country. But if we are trying to sack the people we pay who are still stealing from us then we will have to blame you the security personnel.”
Some of the MPs present at the protest include Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Mahama Ayariga, Francis-Xavier Sosu, Cletus Avoka, Clement Apaak, and Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, as well as some national executives of the NDC.
Clement Apaak, the deputy ranking member on the education committee said “We are here because we want a public expression of the disappointment by the management of the Bank of Ghana and with this we are calling on the Governor of the BoG to resign and he has failed to do so. And we think that we have to lead this prominent protest to tell Ghanaians of our dissatisfaction with the incompetence in the management of the BoG,” he said.
Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has described the governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison as a coward and a colossal failure.He tarian said he strongly believes the ‘cowardly’ BoG governor will delegate one of his deputies to receive the protesters’ petition on his behalf