Berekum man citizens association a group of individuals who hails from Berekum or has Berekum at heart and thus determined to see development come to the golden city, which they say, has lost its glory.
The association has attempted to address the development issues in Berekum, which has stalled for close to two decades. The association has, however initiated a number of projects, which include but not limited to the painting of the road pavements on the principal streets of Berekum to aid road demarcation visibility and marking of zebra crossings on various roads. They have also undertaken a number of cleanup exercises in Berekum.
The association had schedule Tuesday, June 5, 2018 to stage a demonstration against the leadership of Berekum and hence submit a petition to the Municipal Chief Executive to accelerate developments in the Golden City.
The organizers sent a letter notifying the police to the police, and they responded with an approved permit dated May 26, 2018. On the 29 of May, the organizers received the permit. On May 30, the organizers visited the regional Minister who asked them to proceed with the demonstration. At the same the day, the police issued a letter revoking the permit by citing a visit of the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Bawumia to the region around the period of the demonstration. However, the association was determined on proceeding on the demonstration with or without the police permission, with reference to the public order act 1994 act 491.
On Monday, June 4, the police goes to the Berekum magistrate court to seek an injunction on the demonstration citing potential peace breaches that may arise from the demonstration.
The demonstration is expected to come off on Wednesday, June 6.
Berekumcity.com will be following for updates on the next action of the association and matters that may arise to keep you posted.
