NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ demonstration comes off today

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, Thursday, August 6, stage its planned nationwide demonstration dubbed “Democracy Under Attack”, as the party raises concerns over what it describes as threats to Ghana’s democratic governance.

The NPP has said the demonstration is intended to draw attention to issues including alleged restrictions on free expression, concerns over the treatment of opposition voices and what it describes as threats to democratic institutions.

Mr Aboagye further alleged that issues such as what he described as “rampant arrests of opposition voices”, the detention of some individuals over alleged insults, the arrest of TikTok users and media practitioners, the use of bail conditions, and concerns about the relationship between the Executive and the Judiciary pose a threat to Ghana’s democracy.