Government canceled “The Convention” due to ‘unforeseen State Event”
Dr. Nadia Adongo Fynn, Deputy Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President in a revocation of permit on behalf of the government has explained the reason that necessitated the cancellation of the Pan-African event, “The Convention”.
The organisers of the “The Convention”, New Africa Foundation organized the Pan-African event and invited the following great African speakers Dr. Arikana (Zimbabwe), P.L.O Lumumba (Kenya), Julius Malema (South Africa), and Peter Obi from Nigeria for the event which was slated to place on January 7 at the Black Star Square in Accra.
Unfortunately, the event has been cancelled by the Ghana government.
The cancellation notice was issued late on the agreed date of the event.
Below is the notice from the Diaspora Affairs Office of the President
REVOCATION OF PERMIT
RE: REQUEST TO USE BLACK STAR SQUARE FOR THE BLACK STAR LINE FESTIVAL
We write to revoke immediately the permission granted per our letter No.OP/PH/02 dated 11th November, 2023 which approved your request to use the Black Star Square for the above event.
This decision has been necessitated by an unforeseen State Event scheduled to take place at the venue.
Under the circumstances, the amount of Ten Thousand Ghana cedis (Gh¢10, 000.00) paid by your office for the use of the venue will be refunded.
We regret any inconvenience this may cause.
The organizers also issued a press release to its special guests who have traveled to Ghana, the venue for the Pan-African event,” The Convention” not excluding the audience and the public.
The organisers write
‘The Convention’, a Pan African event, which was to take place today at the Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana has been cancelled by the Government.
We regret to inform you that the Government has cancelled the above Pan African Event which was to take place today at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana. All the special guests have arrived and thousands of people have come from all over Ghana as well as around the globe for this historic event. We have just been informed of the cancelation of this event a couple of hours before its commencement. This event was approved by the government in November of 2023. This came as a shock to us and a devastation to our dignitaries and special guests who flew in from around the world.
We at the New Africa Foundation apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused to our audience and the public alike. Please be aware that this situation is and was beyond our control.
More to follow…
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
