18/11/2018
*5th ANNIVERSARY DEMO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NIMA-MAAMOBI DRAINAGE (GUTTER)*
*MY NARROW ESCAPE*
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Exactly five (5) years ago today 18 November 2013 when I together with other youth led Nima-maamobi youth as CONCERN YOUTH interested in the completion of NIMA-MAAMOBI drainage (gutter) that cause alot of inhabitants homeless.
*MEETING WITH THE MP*
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The youth after several attempts to get the member of parliament Hon. Mustapha Ahmed to discuss the issue of the drainage were all in VAIN.The MP gave us series of excuses and also made us to organise meetings which he never turn up. The more reason why we opted for the demonstration.
On the part of Hon. Nazer toure. He was willing to help us but because he was just elected into office at that time he had no idea of how or where to start from.
*MEETING WITH THE POLICE*
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On the 18th of October, 2013 we wrote to the police as required by law on our intended demo. We had series of meetings with the Nima divisional police command, kotobabi district police command and even the the Regional police command which lasted for two weeks. We resolved with the police after several days of meeting to have an internal route and end it with a press conference at the drainage site. But on the eve of the demonstration, the deputy regional commander called us to cancell our demo but it is too late since we can't inform all the youth in the community and the media houses we invited so we carried on with our peaceful demonstration.
*THE DEMO DAY*
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On that faithful day, we gathered at the drainage site and started with the demo with some police es**rt from the Nima police station and following the agreed route peacefully. In the middle of the demo, a group of police believe to have come from the central police station disrupted our peaceful demo unprofessionally.
I got a big and deep cut on my head and several shocks from the police shocker. The policeman who tried to arrest me also got a cut on his hand because we ( I and the policeman) entered into a door made of glass together during the arrest. The Nima police commander asked of our release and was rush to the police hospital for treatment.
*THE MEDIA*
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The Accra regional police commander (COP TETTEH Yohunor) after visiting us at the hospital requested for my name and ask the policeman who also got hurt weather I was holding any object with me during the arrest, he said no. That is the only thing he asked of us and left.
But the next day 19th November, 2013 on the front page of the Ghanaian times news paper comes a caption"MOHAMMED HADI STAB POLICEMAN" bluntant lie, a falacy and and a concorted allegation from the senior police officer and the Ghanaian times news paper.
*THE GRACE*
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Finally two years after the demo, the president (fmr. President John Dramani Manama) cut the sod for the completion of the Nima-maamobi drainage on Monday 16th November, 2015.
*THE UNCOMPLETED NIMA-MAAMOBI DRAINAGE (GUTTER) CAUSING MORE HARM THAN GOOD*
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The construction of Nima-Maamobi drainage which was started by the late president Prof. Evans Atta Mills and continue by president John Dramani after the demo to help the people of Nima-Maamobi have access route and to prevent the out break of cholera and other diseases is now causing more harm than good.
The uncompleted nature of the drainage has stagnant water and heap rubbish thrown by our very own people which is causing more harm than good. I will not be surprised if an out break of cholera and malaria hit this two great towns.
*FIVE (5) YEARS AFRTER*
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Information gathered strongly indicate that the current President Nana Addo and is able vice president Dr. Mahamud Bawumia have the construction of the Nima-Maamobi drainage at heart and preparations are underway.
But am sorry to say we can't wait for the unexpected to happen before we start doing something, "if it must be done, it must be done NOW"
Mr. President
Mr. Vice President
Hon. MPs (East and North Ayawaso)
Hon. Assembly members (Nima East and Maamobi East)
Unit committee members and all residents of the two area "the ball is now in ur cort"
OUR COMMUNITY IS MY CONCERN.