A letter from Ghana’s presidency has confirmed the cancellation access granted the New Force movement for use of the Independence Square for its highly publicised convention.
The event, which was supposed to serve as the unveiling of the masked face behind the New Force, was called off at the eleventh hour by organizers, citing a directive from National Security.
In a letter dated December 7, 2023, which was the date for the event, the presidency said it had revoked access with immediate effect on the grounds of a state event scheduled to take place at the venue at the same time.
“We write to revoke immediately the permission granted per our letter No. OP/PH/02 dated 11th November, which approved your request to use the Black Star Square for the above event.
“The decision has been necessitated by an unforeseen State Event scheduled to take place at the venue,” the letter singed by the Chief Director at the Presidency stated.
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The letter further stated a refund of ten thousand Ghana cedis paid for the use of the venue to the organisers.
The convention had several political figures, including Nigeria’s Peter Obi, Kenya’s P.L.O. Lumumba, South Africa’s Julius Malema and former Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United States, Dr. Chihombori-Quao, billed as speakers.
However videos shared via social media in the evening of Sunday showed the venue fully set up but virtually empty of human presence.
Reports indicate that armed military men cordoned off the venue and prevented patrons from entering the venue while the speakers and artistes billed to perform were directed to go back to their hotels.
Other videos showed military aircrafts hovering above the venue.
In a later press conference on Sunday, business mogul Nana Kwame Bediako alias Freedom Jacob Ceaser announced himself as the face behind the New Force movement.
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While many perceived the movement to be a political force, he stated that his movement, among other things, aims to ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship within the youth of Africa.
While specifically failing to emphasise whether the movement had any political motives, he stated that he would, in the coming days, announce his policies.
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