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In Pictures: 40 random moments of Pantang hospital staff demo

By Kwabena Owusu-Ampratwum & Anny Osabutey
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Staff of the Pantang psychiatric hospital on Wednesday embarked on a demonstration to demand government intervention to stop the encroachment of the facility's lands by private developers

Below are 50 random moments of the demonstration as captured by primenewsghana.

 

A staff walks rather calmly on the side of the road frantically punching on her phone during the demonstration

A selfie moment would not be missed

The "jama" and dance were in full swing, perhaps the lady on the left is wailing the loss of the lands

leaders of the demonstration urged the staff on 

 

and the dancing continued, well to the admiration of some journalists

The hospital yard was the venue for the roundabout of the demonstration

 

Anything could be a musical instrument at this point, one staff improvises with a gallon and stick to create a tune to accompany the morale songs

Some pretty faces looked on eagerly, hoping the government would heed the call to action

Too much shaking in the dance required some waist support at this point

 

inadequate seats did not deter the workers from waiting for hours for the health minister to address them

Happy moments? perhaps after all the demonstration got government to intervene 

 

The placards sent clear messages

The placards sent clear messages

The placards sent clear messages.

The placards spoke for itself

The urge to dance was greater

The urge to dance was greater

The urge to dance was greater

The men turned from nurses to drummers and their performance was commendable

 

How about a beautiful pose for the camera's?

The journalist did not miss the opportunity to interview the fine ladies

 

In the mist of desperation, they still managed to put out a smile, we hope to see more of this when we visit the hospital for treatment

 

fun times watching the worker dance their hearts out to "jama" songs

Sit, stand or dance, the demo continued 

 Sit, stand or dance, the demo continued 

leaders of the staff demo assure colleagues the health minister is on his way to see them

..and they listened attentively

 

..and they listened attentively

The dancing continued

The "jama" boys were on fire, sustaining the tunes for hours on end

The CEO of the hospital also addressed the demonstrating staff

The media were present in their numbers

The journalist were busy on their gadgets updating the country on events

Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu arrived after hours of waiting

 

His entourage received a rousing welcome by the staff

 

A meeting between the Health Minister and staff ended the three day sit down strike at the hospital

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