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“The initiative has been shown but I think that the structure he is suggesting won’t work. Just to tell NPP to invite your brothers NDC to come and sit and see how you can ban vigilantes is too simplistic," says former President John Mahama.
The former President was reacting to a call from President Akufo-Addo to the two major political parties to disband vigilante groups linked to them.
President Akufo-Addo, in his third state of the nation address (SoNA), told parliament on Thursday, 21 February 2019 asked the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to chart a path to bring an end to political violence mostly caused by vigilante groups. If not, he would apply legislation to disband them himself.
“I want to make a sincere passionate appeal to the leaders of the two main political parties in our country – NPP and NDC – to come together as soon as possible, preferably next week, to agree on appropriate measures to bring an end to this worrying and unacceptable phenomenon of vigilantism in our body politic," he said.
However, Ex-President John Mahama speaking on Accra-based Radio Gold, Friday morning says “the two parties alone can’t deal with this issue. The vigilantes are embedded in the Security Services and so if you said we should disband it, it must involve other stakeholders. It will take other stakeholders like the Peace Council to disband this. NPP and NDC alone can’t dissolve it. We should find a way of delisting them from the National Security.”
He has asked President Akufo-Addo to “take the initiative” because “it was the introduction of Akufo-Addo’s Bolga Bull Dogs among others that brought about the vigilantism”.
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Mahama, you ended by making reference to Bolga Bull Dogs. Your dishonesty is amazing. NPP admits having such groups but you align with Mosquito and Co to denounce that of the NDC. Any attempt by Nana to resolve issues you couldn't address is criticize by you. Please give your proposed solution to vigilantism
The best thing that ever happened to this country is the sacking of Mahama as President of this country. He is a waste of time.
This man is a kid!!!! If the president says he is inviting NPP and NDC to find ways to solve the problem, definitely it ain't gonna be just these two parties. I heard the president even say the Police will be present. So what is this "kid" talking about. Of course if you are intelligent like Nana Addo dealing with issues like this look simplistic but to Mahama is CUMBERSOME like rocket science. Incompetent asefuo....tweaaa.
ok we hear u now tell us how u dealt with the same issue in your time as vice and president, when your interior minister said violence begets violence
Mahama, you have shocked me, papa, What is your alternative solution to the issue of vigilantism in Ghana. Please come out for your solution
This is the hallmark of the incompetent one. He did nothing about all the atrocities under his watch and could suggest NOTHING. When someone suggests something, all that he could say is "it won't work". This man is just a waste!!!!!
hahahahaha Mahama Koobi.
this ***barred word*** thing will not ***barred word*** and look at how it will be done but rather bringing his "can't do" attitude to every thing that is propose. the likes of mahama are not cut for leadership because they lack courage to take bold decisions they come and waste the nation's time and luuut along side
Visionless Mahama at it again
Oh Mahama, No imagination! SMH