{"id":8351,"date":"2024-05-27T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T10:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bernardmornah.com\/?page_id=8351"},"modified":"2024-07-09T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:12:03","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bernardmornah.com\/index.php\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The seeds of the Ghana-Togo Solidarity Movement were sown during an African Union Youth Conference in Abuja, Nigeria where I learned of the struggles faced by Togolese citizens. Moved by the accounts of activists like Farida Nabourima and Maxime, I felt compelled to take action and show solidarity with our Togolese neighbors.<\/p>

Upon returning to Ghana, I received news that Togolese residents in Ghana, including Fousena Djabah, had been arrested for staging a rally to expose the actions of their government. I immediately visited the Nima Police Station, where the station commander informed me that the arrests were carried out under orders from above.<\/p>

I reached out to Minister of National Security Albert Kan Dapaah, expressing concern that Ghana’s democratic credentials were at stake if we were to condone human rights violations by the Gnassingbe dynasty in Togo. I argued that Ghana should not stand idly by while our neighbors suffered, and as a Ghanaian citizen, I vowed to lead a protest if Togolese residents were forbidden from demonstrating. From this determination, the Ghana-Togo Solidarity Movement was born. \u00a0Alongside fellow activists like Mohammed Haruna, Farudeen Mispah Yakubu, Conrad Nanguo, and Courage Kobby Balon, we organized a rally and notified the Ghana Police in accordance with the Public Order Act.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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