A Ghanaian youth lectured his fellow citizens for failing to turn up for protests that were to pressure the government to lower the cost of living
The young man noted that only a handful of people showed up in support of the protests and questioned where those suffering were
Kenyans who watched the video empathised with him and encouraged him to be patient until everyone in the country felt the pinch of the current situation
A small group of Ghanaian activists has expressed disappointment with their countrymen for failing to take to the streets to protest the high cost of living.
Ghanaian youth blasts countrymen for snubbing protests
In a video shared on X by @MrJamesKe, the unidentified youth could be seen harshly lecturing his fellow youth on camera for failing to turn up and fight for their lives.
“We should be disappointed in ourselves because it hurts so much when people that have sacrificed whatever it takes to be there and fight for the ordinary Ghanaian come here and look at the number of people. And no wonder the journalists are asking if we’re sympathisers. We are not sympathisers. We are fellow Ghanaians who believe injustices have been served to the people,” he said.
Ghanaian citizen blames youth for failed protests
The angry protester also condemned security officers sent to frustrate them, saying that the low turnout showed that people were unwilling to bring change to their country.
He noted that things were not going right for the common person, yet people were not supporting the cause to bring change.
“The least the ordinary Ghanaian who is being victimised, who is being served the injustice was to come out and say that we stand with you in all that you are doing. But what do we see? It is very disappointing,” he added.
Here are some of the comments from social media users:
@winmitch said: “Hawajafika boiling point, it will happen organically.”
@_cecili_a said: “They are not ready. The pain of staying the same is not greater than the pain of change.”
@extrovertrn said: “I’m not sure if there’s any country which will match Kenyans anytime soon.”
@TheBritsKE said: “Congratulations, gentlemen. It takes just the few who mean business.”
@ruguru65 said: “Soon enough it will happen. They just haven’t found their trigger yet.”
@Deborah14034008 said: “Oh dear. I guess they are not yet in real pain.”
@miss_cocoh “Can they pay for flights for Kenyans? We’ll come and occupy the streets of Accra, Takoradi, Kumasi, Tamale.”
