Full Press Statement: Arrest of ‘FixTheCountry’ covenor – Ralph St Williams

An official press statement has been issued out by the leadership of ‘FixTheCountry’ who have one of their known members, Mr Ralph St Wiliams popularly called (fellow Ghanaians) arrested after he featured in the recent demonstration organised by the leading opposition political party in Ghana on Tuesday.

According to sources, Mr Ralph St Williams was arrested while he was exiting the capital of Ghana to Kumasi at the Kotoka International Airport due to his wrongful act of swimming in the dug pit which had collected rain water at the stunted national cathedral construction site.

However, the leadership of the ‘FixTheCountry’ are of the believe that, their member has been wrongfully arrested and it is a deliberate action to arrest Mr Ralph who was in motion to the capital of Ashanti region for the organisation of ‘#SayNoToGalamsey’ protest.

Below is the full press statement:

“We have just been informed that our cplleague Ralph St Wiliams, known widely as Fellow Ghanaians, has been arrested at Kotoka International Airport while enroute to Kumasi for mobilization activities in preparation for Saturday`s #SayNoToGalamsey protest, organized by Democracy Hub (#FixTheCountry).

“It appears that Ralph`s arrest stems from his peaceful participation in Tuesday`s ‘EnoughisEnough’ demonstration, where he highlighted government mismanagement by opening the National cathedral pit, a site that has already cost Ghana 58 million cedis, for symbolic swimming.

“We believe this arrest has been strategically timed to suppress his participation in the upcoming #SayNoToGalamsey protest and to intimidate activists fighting for transparency and environmental justice.

“We strongly condemn this act and demand Ralph`s immediate release. Furthermore, we insist on an official apology from the authorities for this blatant attempt to silence critical voices. We will be sending a formal petition to the Inspector General of Police to address this situation.

“#FixTheCountry remains resolute in our commitment to holding leaders accountable and standing against the forces perpetuating corruption and environmental degradation.”