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Ashanti Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sam Pyne, has slammed the organizers of the NDC ''March for Justice'' demonstration on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

Hundreds of members and supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress embarked on a protest against the killing and brutalization of some citizens in Ghana by security forces.

The protesters marched through some streets to the Jubilee House, the seat of government, to petition the President.

"The hopes of every Ghanaian, including your political adversaries, were to see you uphold the tenets of our Constitution, sustain the peace you inherited from your predecessor, improve upon the economic wellbeing of Ghanaians, fight corruption ruthlessly, provide decent employment for the youth in particular, and ensure the safety of everybody, amongst other things; needless to say, these were the very teething issues you campaigned on and promised to deliver.

''Your Excellency, without mincing words, it is heart wrenching to state that your government has so far delivered the antithesis of almost all what you promised Ghanaians. It cannot be gainsaid that if you objectively and sincerely looked back, reflect on the state of the country bequeathed to you and what you have done with it in five years, you have eroded almost all the strides our country have made," portions of the petition read.

Speaking in relation to the protest on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', Sam Pyne expressed disgust over the conduct of the protesters and organizers of the protest.

According to him, they abused the Coronavirus protocols.

He cited instances where the NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia not practicing social distancing and a majority of the protesters failing to wear nose mask.

"What pains me is the protocols that they abused. Initially, when the Police talked about COVID, people didn't understand it but yesterday, majority of them that I saw their pictures and videos weren't wearing masks," he said.