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Adentan's uprising is a warning to politicians - Anas

The killing of an 18-year-old first-year student of West Africa Senior High School (WASS) sparked this spontaneous riots on the highway which resulted in a gridlock, compelling police and fire officers to intervene.

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He said it should serve as a warning to elected leaders about the might of an agitated citizenry.

Last Thursday, residents of Adentan and its environs protested against the lack of footbridges on the Madina-Adentan highway.

Commenting on the riots, the award winning journalist said: "When we all sit down and say because it is happening to the people of Adentan, so, we don't care, one day you never know when you will drive there and the people will get insane and that's when you will see what the people’s power means."

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"If the water in your village is poisoned, if your child does not die, if you don't die, your grandmother will die".

Anas was speaking to students of the Koforidua Technical University and others from selected second-cycle institutions at the weekend during a youth leadership summit jointly organised by Sertoh Leadership International and the AFRIWIC International Organisation.

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