A social activist was captured on video destroying cover boards displaying Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s posters at the National Cathedral site during the #EnoughIsEnough demonstration organized by the National Democratic Congress on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
During the demonstration against the Electoral Commission, some of the protesters took a detour to the construction site for the cathedral where one of the pits had collected water, prompting some protesters to swim in it.
The activist, identified as Ralph St Williams, expressed his anger over the amount of money allocated by the government for the National Cathedral, only for them to construct a pit and abandon the project.
Additionally, the sight of one of the pits which had collected water from the rains and turned into a swimming pool infuriated him the more.
In the video, which has since gone viral on X, the protester could be seen removing several covering boards which had been used as a barricade to prevent encroachers or unauthorized persons from invading the site.
Despite calls from some of the protesters for him to desist, the activist persisted.
According to him, it is an insult for the site to be used as a party dumpsite and for campaign posters to be displayed there.
He further questioned why the government will spend $58 million on a project with nothing to show for it.
“We need to remove all these posters. We are a mad nation; that’s why some people have turned this site into a party campaign area. This is the so-called National Cathedral, and this isn’t even about politics. This is how they’ve used state funds. We have removed the boards to make the place easily accessible for all Ghanaians to see what is happening. If the police want, they can try to arrest us for destroying state property, and I will question anyone who comes if they have arrested the contractor I personally saw destroying the road,“ he fumed.
Not even the police assigned to the protesters, directing traffic around the construction site, could prevent the furious activist from achieving his goal of destroying Dr. Bawumia’s posters.
Meanwhile, the boards that were destroyed were fixed in less than 24 hours after the destruction.
The Enough Is Enough Demonstration was organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to press the Electoral Commission for a forensic audit of the voter register ahead of the December 7 general elections.
According to the party, it has identified various discrepancies in the existing voter roll which would require a thorough independent audit to resolve.
The party, at the end of Tuesday’s protest, presented a petition to the commission to press home their demands.
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Social activist Ralph De Fellow Ghanaians went on a rampage at the construction site of the National Cathedral, where he destroyed several plywood boards featuring posters of the Vice President and flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
In the video, he claimed that the… pic.twitter.com/VTiedSrOKe
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) September 18, 2024
The national cathedral fences have been fixed in less than 24 hours after it was demolished by activist just yesterday. pic.twitter.com/FJM7hz5ETi
— WithAlvin 🇬🇭 (@withAlvin__) September 18, 2024
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