President Akufo-Addo will today host and facilitate a dialogue between the Togolese government and all opposition parties in Togo to find a lasting solution to the political unrest in the French speaking West African country.
Today’s meeting is a follow up to several private meetings the President has had with all the parties since assuming office.
The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said the president is hoping to help resolve the tension in Togo.
“It is just a continuation of the processes he’s been engaged in since last year,” he said.
Tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of Togo’s capital, Lomé, protesting against President Faure Gnassingbé.
A government concession to introduce a two-term presidential limit through a constitutional amendment failed to dissuade the protesters.
They want Mr Gnassingbé, who has been in power since 2005, to step down.
He became president after the death of his father, Gnassingbé Eyadema, who had been at the helm for 38 years. Protesters are calling for the end of the “Gnassingbé dynasty”.
Since August last year, people have been taking to the streets. The first protest was led by the Pan-African National Party (PNP), which called for constitutional and institutional reform.
These demands later evolved to a call for the president to step down.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com
