Tuesday, July 5, 2011

GHANA POLICE REJECTS CONCERN TEACHERS NOTIFICATION FOR DEMONSTRATION

The Coordinator of the Concern Teachers Association, Vida Satabil says the Greater Accra Police Commander has rejected their notification for their proposed demonstration against the executives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT).
She says DCOP Rose Bio-Atinga told them it illegal for them to hold a 4 day demonstration against their leaders saying that they had previously threatens the officials.
According to Vida Satabil, the Police says until investigations are over they will not allow them to demonstrate.

Reacting to the accusations, the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Kwaku Dompreh stated that the decision by the concern teachers to invade the GNAT office was cancelled because the Police suspect series of violence in the demo.
He says that the 4 day demo at the Headquarters of GNAT was not supported by the police hence the decision to cancel the demo.

Meanwhile, members of the concern teachers have arrived from the various regions for the demonstration. According to one of the officials of the group, Norbert Gbogbotsi the proposed demonstration will come on with or without the Police approval.
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