We are ready for persecution – Leader of EFL

Moments after his release, leader of the Economic Fighters League (EFL) Ernesto Yeboah, says he is ready for persecution.

According to him, the fight for a better society will not be achieved on a silver platter. A course he is ready to fight till the end.

“We are aware that to dismantle this rotten system we will be fought and persecuted, but we are strengthened in our conviction for a new and better society for all. They may imprison our body, but they cannot imprison our conviction for a better society.” He wrote on Facebook

Mr. Yeboah was detained in police custody after he met all bail requirements by the court.

He was kept there close to 26 hours.

“They may imprison our body, but they cannot imprison our conviction for a better society” part of his post read.

The Economic Fighters League held a vigil at the Black Star Square in honor of George Floyd, a black American man who was murdered by US police.

The group was intercepted by a joint police-military operation on the grounds that they (group) did not seek permission from the security agencies.

Mr. Yeboah was picked up for ‘breaching’ the Public Order Act.

He took to Facebook after his release to assured Ghanaians of a flourishing future with no setbacks.

“Our nation will rise again, and nothing can stop it. The flower of its Youth shall no longer be afraid, we will blossom with courage and conviction”.

See the full post below:

For almost 26 hours I have been detained at the Accra Regional Police HQ, a time spent making new friends.

I am more convinced than ever before that a better society awaits us; all we have to do is to dismantle the systems preventing us from building it.

We are aware that to dismantle this rotten system we will be fought and persecuted, but we are strengthened in our conviction for a new and better society for all. They may imprison our bodies, but they cannot imprison our conviction for a better society.

This is a Fight rooted in love. I, therefore, have no bitterness in me. We are fighting against a system that has its knee on our necks; we are fighting against a system that is choking us – we can’t breathe.

Our nation will rise again, and nothing can stop it. The flower of its Youth shall no longer be afraid, we will blossom with courage and conviction.

#UntilWeAreAllFree]

It is not the first time the civil right activists has been in trouble. In July last year, he was arrested for disrupting a Parliamentary sitting to vent his anger over plans for a 450-member new chamber.