We Will Extend the Protest to Another Region if Akufo-Addo Does Not Respond to the Petition, Says Ablakwa

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the lead convener of the “Hands Off Our Hotels” demonstration, has stated that the protest will continue to other regions if President Akufo-Addo does not respond to their petition.

The protest is aimed at preventing the sale of SNNIT hotels to Rock City Hotel, a company owned by the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong.

In an interview with TV3, Ablakwa emphasized that President Akufo-Addo must take immediate action to halt the sale of the hotels.

He noted that if the president does not respond positively to their demands, the protest will continue to the Central Region, which houses iconic hotels like Ridge Royal and Elmina Resort.

Ablakwa’s demands include:

• Immediate halt of the sale of SSNIT hotels.
• Profitable state assets should not be sold.
• Government should not sell workers’ properties without permission and consent of workers.
• It is inappropriate for Ministers to buy state assets.
• State assets should not be sold to Bryan Acheampong and all politically exposed persons.
• There should not be deliberate run down of state assets for politicians to benefit from them.

The protest started in Accra on June 18 and aims to press the government to halt the sale of 60 percent shares in four hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to Rock City Hotel.