{A group calling itself Coalition for the Defense of Equal Citizens (CODEC) on Wednesday demonstrated in Accra to protest against ethnic and tribal politics in Ghana.}
The demonstration was in reaction to comments by a leading member of the opposition main New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Osafo- Maafo, the group considered as being ethnocentric.
The protestors marched through the main streets of Accra, waving placards amid singing, drumming and dancing.
Some of the placards read: ‘We are all equal’; ‘Stop the tribal politics’; ‘Together as one’; and ‘Unity is diversity’; among others.
The group, in a statement ahead of the protest, said it was resolved to lead a sustained and determined campaign to bring an end to tribal bigotry and incendiary language in Ghana’s body politic.
“We would not wait for Rwandan-style genocide where millions of our citizens would be killed before we act,” said the statement signed by its convener, Edudzi Kudzo Tameklo.
Key members of the NPP also joined Wednesday’s demonstration against their party stalwart.
Osafo-Maafo’s is alleged to have commented over a month ago that even though close to 90-per cent of Ghana’s resources were concentrated in Akan-dominated parts of the country, it was non- Akans coming from regions poor in resources that were running the country.
The former finance Minister has admitted speaking at the forum where he was alleged to have made the comments but denied ever making such ethnocentric comments as captured on a secretly recorded audiotape.
He believes his voice was doctored for mischief.
Source: Xinhua
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