Kwesi Pratt has hurled a gibe at State security authorities for blocking some principal roads in the capital for easy access to the grounds of Nigerian Pastor Chris Oyakhilome's Night of Bliss.
The Night of Bliss which takes place at the Black Star Square today at 6 pm is already gaining huge patronage as thousands of people converged at the venue 12 hours before the start of the programme.
Meanwhile, the Greater Regional Police Command has served notice that certain roads in Accra will be closed to traffic temporarily ahead of the Night of Bliss.
The event is organized by the Christ Embassy Church.
Roads which will be blocked include: 28 February road at the CEPS Headquarters traffic light, Starlets '91' road at the Ministries traffic light, Castle Road, at the AU Circle towards the State House, Labone Junction among others.
As part of preparations to avert vehicular congestion, areas such as the Afua Sutherland Children's Park, Arts Centre/Hearts Park, Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and others are designated for car parks.
Commenting on the Pastor Chris "Night of Bliss" on Friday, Kwesi Pratt wondered why the Police have taken such action to affect Ghanaians.
According to him, Friday is a busy day for Ghanaians and so blocking the principal roads would mean crumpling the businesses of Ghanaians.
Mr. Pratt questioned the logic in closing those roads and particularly using the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum as a car park.
“A Nigerian Pastor is only coming to pray here, why all this? As if it’s a Presidential visit. I would even care if you do all this but how can you use Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park as a car park. I’m totally shocked about the way we’re treating this visit. It’s like (President) Obama coming to Ghana. Even if we don’t respect, should it be this way. We have no respect for our history and so on, isn’t it? I’m so [so] angry.”
He further asked why the authorities could not exercise their authority for the "Night of Bliss" event to have held on a weekend and not a week day as Friday.
“Why should this event occur on a Friday; which is already a very bad day? Saturday is better. Sunday is better. Why Friday?” |
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