The imposition of the Value Added Tax (VAT) was the immediate cause but there were remote factors that triggered it and Nana Akufo-Addo in various media interactions highlighted these issues. Dubbed the ‘#FixTheCountry demo’, the protest was premised on issues similar to Kume Preko. While Kume Preko happened on May 11, #FixTheCountry demonstration, took place on May 9. Ahead of the Kume Preko demonstration, there were threats by state security agencies to deal with the demonstrators and they indeed delivered with several brutalities recorded. Similarly, the Ghana Police Service cautioned the #FixTheCountry against defying the court order that bars them from demonstrating and promised to deal with them.

Source: GhanaWeb May 10, 2021 08:19 UTC