The Ghana Drunkard Association, Who Claims 16.65M Members, Has Threatened Massive Nationwide Protests if Their Government Does Not Reduce The Price of Alcohol Within 3 Weeks
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Nigerian Tribune – The Ghana Drunkards Association has issued a three-week ultimatum to the government to reduce the prices of alcoholic beverages or face a massive nationwide protest from its reported 16.65 million members.
In a video posted on X on Sunday, a man identified as Moses Obuah, believed to be the association’s leader or spokesperson, said the government must act swiftly in response to the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi, which he said should have led to a reduction in alcohol prices.
“To date, the prices of alcoholic drinks keep going up. If you purchase alcohol, there is an increment of about 15%, and this affects vendors.
“We’ve learnt that the cedi has gained some strength and the price of some items has been reduced. However, the cost of alcohol remains high,” the association’s representative states.
He further appealed directly to authorities, saying, “We are therefore calling on President John Dramani Mahama and his Minister for Trade and Industry to do something about the prices.
“We have given them a three-week grace period to meet us so we can deliberate on how to reduce the prices of alcohol. We are not making this call for only alcoholic drinks but for the non-alcoholic ones as well.”
The warning follows a remarkable rebound by the Ghanaian cedi in 2025, which has appreciated nearly 50 per cent against the US dollar, making it the best-performing currency globally so far this year.
Don't look now, but Ghana is getting HOT. The Ghanaian currency, the cedi, has appreciated nearly 50 per cent against the USD. Which if the random GH₵ to USD converter I found online is accurate, means 1 GH₵ is now nearly equal to 1 USDime. Now I should say, I may or may not have found an article on Business Insider from yesterday morning that contradicts what the Nigerian Tribune says about the strength of the cedi. An article that implies all progress made by the cedi this year has been almost completely wiped out in the last couple of weeks do to a shortage in physical currency. But that's not what important here. Those aren't the numbers The Ghana Drunkards Association are working with. The Ghana Drunkards Association has it on good authority the their country's economy is stronger than ever, and they will not rest until that progress is reflected in the price of drink. If the Ghanaian government fails to meet their demands within a fortnight-and-a-half, their 16.65 million members will have no choice but to launch a nationwide protest.
For those keeping score at home, the entire population of Ghana is 35 million people. Meaning roughly 48% of people living in Ghana are allegedly members of their nation's foremost association of drunkards. If you take away children, that's well over half of the country's adults. I'm not sure what percentage of those 16.65 million people are aware that they're active members, but whoever they have in charge of recruiting, either of the two major U.S. political parties should look into hiring that guy. Or at least consult this wizard of recruiting on what I'm sure are his very legitimate recruitment strategies.
The more I look into the Ghana Drunkards Association, the more I'm rooting for them. The president of the drunkards is named Moses Onyah (aka Drybone). He wears the international hat for "I'm fucking wasted right now" on his head at all times.
His official signature is a drawing of a smiling stick figure man holding a gigantic cocktail.
And in 2024, he promised to forgive all debts owed by their 16M+ members at "drinking spots" across the country.
Modern Ghana – The Ghana Drunkards Association has agreed to forgive all debts owed by its 16.5 million members to drinking bars across the country
"We have…decided to cancel all debts owed by members from 2022 too 2023 at the bar," said association president Moses Onyx in a statement.
However, Mr. Onyah added a condition to the debt relief: members must now present their national identification cards–Ghana Cards–when visiting drinking spots.
"We wish to urge all members to come along with their Ghana card when visiting the spot for easy assessments and evaluations," he stated.
The move comes amid price rises for local brewed gin brands, such as Akpeteshie, Apio and others.
I'm still not entirely sure what the Ghana Drunkards Association is. They don't appear to have an official website. They have a Facebook page with 762 followers and virtually zero information about what they actually are. ChatGPT describes them as an advocacy group who promotes responsible drinking and engages in various public initiatives. They once launched an E-Drink app that members could use to have alcohol delivered to them. It looks like they were invited to Oktoberfest one time. They declared June 11th National Drinking day. They may own a handful of bars. Odds are a good amount of their members are bar owners. But I don't see anything that would lead me to believe this Drybone fellow would have enough authority over ALL drinking spots in Ghana to force them to forgive all their customer's debts. But I'm just a dumb fucking American. Idk how things work in Ghana. If Moses Drybone says all the drunkards drinks are free, then I'm sure that went over great with everyone.
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I desperately wish I could better understand the Ghanaian dialect, because I'm sure I could learn so much more. And I know I'm missing tons good stuff that comes from President Drybone's mouth. But I at least managed to find one clip of a man taking the podium in support of the drunkards, who delivered a heartfelt message I was able to understand and appreciate in full.
As much as I'm cheering for the Ghana Drunkards Association to come out victorious in their battle for more affordable alcoholic beverages, I can't help but worry about the effectiveness of their protest. Their protest is only going to carry weight if it comes with a sharp decrease in alcohol sales. The Ghana Drunkards Association says if the price of alcohol doesn't drop, that they're going to shut down. I still don't know what exactly it is they're "shutting down". But even if they do, does Drybone expect us to believe the 16.65 million card carrying drunkards are just going to stop drinking altogether? I'm sure the Republic of Ghana is shaking in their sandals. I'm not sure Drybone realizes he just signed half his country up to play a game of chicken with the government on the absolute highest possible difficulty level. Humans everywhere in the world would have an easier time protesting clean water than they would alcohol.
I can't quite tell if this protest in three weeks is going to be one big demonstration, or if three weeks from now will be the start of them "shutting down" until they get what they want. Honestly, I'm not even sure if "going sober" is what the association is planning. I suspect the Ghana Drunkards Association themselves don't exactly know either. But if it is just one big demonstration, I feel like there's a 90% chance that protest just turns into one big party. A party that inevitably becomes fueled by alcohol. It just seems very likely that protest day ends up being a banner day of alcohol sales across the country of Ghana. I hate to have so little faith in the drunkards of Ghana… but like… the word 'drunkard' is in their name. To stop drinking is an incredibly tall task to ask of a drunkard.
But hey, if anybody can pull this off, it's our guy Drybone. And if all else fails, you have 16.65 million members. Ghana's military has around 16,000. I'm just saying… Give 'em hell my friend.