The police yesterday stopped a planned demonstration by members of the Concerned Drivers Association who had wanted to embark on a protest on the streets of Accra with their vehicles.
They wanted to protest what they described as high cost of fuel and cost of obtaining the new Smart Driver’s licence, which was launched yesterday by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA).
And though they had informed the police that they were going to use about 50 vehicles in a convoy for the protest, they were prevented from picketing on the streets of Accra.
They intended pushing their cars on at some areas instead of driving them as part of the demonstration with the explanation that they can no longer cope with the rising cost of fuel.
According to the angry drivers, the planned protest was aimed at calling on the Akufo-Addo administration to reduce the cost of acquiring the new Smart Licence.
When Today got to the Obra Spot, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, the converging point for the protesters, our team sighted over eight Pick-ups, a couple of 4×4 cross-country vehicles and two water cannons, and police armoured cars placed at vantage points, ostensibly to ward off the demonstrators.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Concerned Drivers Association, who spoke to Today on condition of anonymity lamented the frustrations they had gone through to organise the intended demonstration.
Source: GhanaWeb
