I’m not against protests because it aided my political career – Akufo-Addo

President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has denied claims that he has problems with protests in Ghana.

Ghanaian youth hit the streets of Accra to register their displeasure at illegal mining that has destroyed water bodies and forest reserves in the country.

Some of the protesters were arrested by the police and subsequently remanded by an Accra circuit court.

On social media, #freethecitzen has been calling on the President and people in authority to release the protesters whose crimes were just to protest against illegal mining in the West African country.

But speaking to France 24 in an interview, the President of Ghana indicated that he is never against protests in Ghana.

He touted his record of leading several protests in the country, indicating that his career in politics was aided by leading protests.

“How can a president whose political career was aided by leading protests have problems with protests? I don’t have a problem with protests. Nothing is done in Ghana to prevent people from airing their views on anything, he said.