President Akufo-Addo demands justice for George Floyd

The President of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, like so many other powerful blacks around the world, has expressed outrage at the brutal arrest of Floyd by Minneapolis police, which resulted in his death.

Video of the incident was captured by onlookers and has gone viral.

The President, Akufo-Addo, said in his statement released barely two hours ago on social media that the action was not right and hopes that George’s death will create an atmosphere of change with regards to how blacks are treated in various places across the globe, especially in America.

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The President’s statement on Facebook as sighted by Gossips24.com read; “Black people, the world over, are shocked and distraught by the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, by a white police officer in the United States of America. It carried with it an all too painful familiarity, and an ugly reminder. It cannot be right that, in the 21st century, the United States, this great bastion of democracy, continues to grapple with the problem of systemic racism.

On behalf of the people of Ghana, I express my deep condolences to the family and loved ones of the late George Floyd.

We stand with our kith and kin in America in these difficult and trying times, and we hope that the unfortunate, tragic death of George Floyd will inspire a lasting change in how America confronts head on the problems of hate and racism.”

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