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Some Nigerians in Ghana have asked President Akufo-Addo to call their president, Muhammadu Buhari, in light of the ongoing #EndSARs protests in Nigeria.
The group of more than 100 Nigerian students and workers defied police orders and embarked on a peaceful demonstration at the Nigerian High Commission in Roman Ridge.
A member of the group appealed to President Akufo-Addo, as President of ECOWAS, to speak with President Buhari about the current situation in Nigeria, and called for Nigeria’s membership in ECOWAS to be revoked.
“Call your partner, call your colleague, Muhammadu Buhari if he is still the president of Nigeria and talk to him. We demand that ECOWAS remove Nigeria from membership today, ”said a member of the group.
According to the protesters, “the peaceful demonstration” is to call on your government through President Akufo-Addo to end the alleged brutalities against innocent people in your country.
“This is a peaceful protest … and the Republic of Ghana, of which Akufo-Addo is the president of ECOWAS, has not been able to call Muhammadu Buhari to order. How can civilian protesters be killed without weapons? It’s done? This is not democracy. We need to end the SARs, ”added another protester.
The group’s concern is the safety of their family and friends in Nigeria.
“How can I go to Nigeria when the country is already divided? … Please, ECOWAS do something, please,” he pleaded.
“As much as I am in a peaceful place like Ghana, I want peace at home,” added another.
Another member who identified himself as Ernest, a student from Ghana, says the protest will continue until the authorities meet their demands.
Although the police were able to convince the group’s leaders to end the protest, the members refused to comply.
However, the police were finally able to disperse the group as the protest was illegal.
