The Minority Caucus in Parliament has threatened to educate Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Ernest Addison “what hooligans do” in response to his response to the OccupyBoG demonstration.
On Tuesday, October 3, the Minority Caucus, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), and its supporters planned a march to protest the country’s economic difficulties. Protesters accused Dr. Addison of incompetence and mismanagement and demanded that he resign.
In response to the protest, Dr. Addison called the protesters “hooligans” and stated that neither he nor his deputies will resign.
In an interview with the international business website Central Banking, Dr. Addison called the NDC protest “completely unnecessary.”
“The Minority in parliament have many channels to channel their grievances in civilised societies, not through demonstrations in the streets as hooligans,”
Addison made a reference to the #OccupyBoGProtest.
However, on Thursday, October 5, Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga slammed Addison’s attitude, accusing him of being arrogant and disrespectful to the minority and the NDC leadership.
In his judgment, Dr. Addison’s arrogant statement is clear indication of impatience from a governor who is out of his depth and unable of efficiently managing the Central Bank’s activities.
“He says we are hooligans, so we will show him what hooligans do,” Ayariga told host Bernard Avle.
He added “I, Mahama Ayariga, I am saying that he will see what hooligans do, I don’t know what my colleagues [Minority MPs] will think but when we meet we will discuss and let you know. But I’m sure that having called us hooligans, he will get a response of hooligans.”
The Bawku Central MP added that the minority group will meet with the leadership of the NDC to decide the next line of action to hold the governor accountable for his “incompetence”.
