Guinea's Territorial Administration Minister Alhassane Conde on Friday reiterated the measure which was adopted about a month ago by the government, prohibiting all public demonstrations that are of political nature.

He made the declaration just a day after the opposition urged their supporters to observe "ghost town" day on June 28 as reported by the Guinean national radio.

Minister Conde said that the "protests will remain prohibited until further notice," but meetings could be organized in public places or in conference halls.

Members of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) and the Collective of Political Parties for the Finalization of the Transition have decided to protest on June 28, by asking their supporters to observe "a ghost town" day.

The two opposition blocks hesitated before taking the decision. Not having the desire to cause civil disobedience in the absence of president Alpha Conde, the opposition members were divided on whether they should go ahead with the protest March that had been scheduled for June 28 or not. They later agreed to organize "ghost town" day instead of the protest march.

Earlier in the month of May, the opposition was forced to postpone a protest march due to the absence of president Conde who was on a trip to Asia.

This time round, the opposition members were not sure about the presence of president Conde who left the country to attend the Rio+ 20 world summit.

The move by the ADP and the Collective of Political Parties for the Finalization of the Transition to organize "ghost town" day is meant to push for the recomposition of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) in readiness for the forthcoming legislative elections.