Tag Archives: kume

About 27 years ago, the biggest demonstration to have occurred in Ghana’s history took place. Those at the forefront of this protest were Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Dr Charles Wreko Brobbey, Kwasi Pratt Jnr, Dr Nyaho Tamakloe, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako, Akoto Ampaw, Victor Newman, Kwaku Opoku, Napoleon Abdulai and was …

Hundreds of Ghanaians hit the streets of Accra Saturday morning to demand better living conditions. The protestors, wielding placards and clad in red and black attires, want the resignation of the current leadership of the country. They also bemoaned the rate at which the prices of goods and services keep …

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has revealed how the infamous ‘Kume Preko’ demonstration in 1995 was conceptualized. In a narration on Accra-based Asaase Radio’s Sunday Night show, Pratt said the organizers tapped into a general feeling of social discontent at the then Jerry John Rawlings government. …