The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a mass demonstration, dubbed “Yen Suro Ahunahuna”, scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
The protest aims to challenge what the party describes as politically motivated harassment, intimidation, and abuse of state institutions against its members.
According to the NPP, the protest has become necessary in response to the growing number of arrests, remands, and investigations that it believes are deliberately targeted at opposition figures.
The party further accused the ruling government of applying double standards in law enforcement, arguing that while opposition members are denied bail and subjected to prolonged remands, similar or even more serious cases involving government officials are treated with leniency.
Addressing a press conference, NPP National Youth Organiser Salam Mustapha cited the arrest and detention of the party’s Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC), along with reported harassment of Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and several pro-NPP social media activists, as catalysts for the protest.
Mr. Mustapha warned that Ghana is slipping into an era of repression reminiscent of the country’s authoritarian past.
He accused the government of reintroducing the “culture of silence” that once stifled free speech and political pluralism.
He further argued that selective justice is undermining the foundations of Ghana’s democracy, accusing the ruling NDC government of abusing power.
He also criticized President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him of exhibiting authoritarian tendencies.
The upcoming protest, expected to attract thousands of supporters, has been named “Yen Suro Ahunahuna”—loosely translated as “We are not afraid of intimidation.”
The demonstration will see NPP members, sympathizers, and civil society allies take to the streets to express concern about what they describe as a shrinking democratic space.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
