General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says the framework which President Akufo-Addo has proposed as the final solution to the fight against vigilante groups in politics is not best.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government's commitment to end political vigilantism and violence; saying it shames us all as a country and that he will not tolerate it.
“That is why I am determined that hopefully the impending dialogue between the two major political parties, NDC and NPP succeeds. I will spare no effort including the initiation of the relevant legislation to ensure that we rid our national from politically related violence,” President Akufo-Addo said.
Reacting to it on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Asiedu Nketia insisted the insurgency of President Akufo- Addo to reduce the move to resolving political vigilantism between the ruling NPP and the main opposition NDC makes him to conceive the thought that the President does not want to disband vigilante groups.
“He is insisting that only NDC and NPP should sit on this issue of vigilantism. When you hear a comment like this, you might conceive the thought that the man [Nana Addo] doesn’t want to disband vigilante groups, but rather . . . he has to do something for people to think that he wants to do something about it . . . why is it that he is kicking against the move to involve other stakeholders to find final solution to it?” he asked.
He wondered why President Akufo-Addo is calling for serious national effort to eliminating political vigilantism and yet he abhors the proposition of the NDC to include all stakeholders who speak against vigilante groups to be part of the meeting.
He added that President Akufo-Addo’s proposal to have only the NPP and NDC in a meeting to find final solution to political vigilantism in the country will not consist of serious national effort the President talked about in his speech at the 62nd Independence Anniversary celebration.
He maintained that the only approach of President Akufo-Addo to help disband vigilante groups in the country is not the best; thus there should be a better framework as it will be prudent to have a mediator to settle dispute between two parties than asking them to resolve the issue.
“We should have a better framework. If two people are fighting and you ask them to resolve the issue as compared to bringing in another person to mediate the meeting, which of these will bring final solution to the problem?” he asked.
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed dismay over a letter by the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo requesting mediators and facilitators of the dialogue between the two major political parties in the country.
It could be recalled that the President in his State of the Nation Address at Parliament this year urged both the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the largest opposition NDC to hold a meeting towards the disbandment of vigilante groups.
President Nana Akufo-Addo noted with concern the dangers that vigilante groups pose to the lives of Ghanaians following their attacks by them since the inception of the government and so believes the two main political parties can help dissolve the groups.
The groups are said to owe allegiance to either the NPP or NDC and at their behest have been terrorizing people in the country.
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NDC as a Political Party had never won an election genuinely in Ghana without bullying and rigging here and there. Ghanaians are fully aware of that except the dishonest NDC members and affilates struggling hard to want us to believe otherwise.
Very soon we will bring sitting down with murderers to discuss how to stop killing in the society. The so called vigilantes are criminals. Mr. President, is that how we deal with criminals? Do you sit down with them to discuss how they should stop indulging in crimes? We are just jokers.
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The NDC as a Political Party cannot exist without the Services of the vigillante groups. It is bully in nature, tradition, it remains so and cannot otherwise. That is the Problem the Ghanaians face now and JJ Rawlings should be held responsible and stopped from the ostrich behavior, hiding from danger by burying his head in the sand.
Kk and your ndc can listen to good advise or leave it, but fit the ndc to use azorka boys and the Hawks and Snakes and hyenas and parrots and Lions and whatever to snatch ballot boxes those guys must be prepared to die s f00*00lishness death. Akufo Addo is no mince meat for ndc to munch ! look at how you fallen over yourselves on your leaked tape and Ayawaso saga, I thought you meant what you say and never did i had a thought of ndc fearing reprisals, look at how you were crying like babies when you got what you paid for! the president has said it,it's either you cooperate with NPP to disband your militia coming from a revolution as you brag yourselves to be but denying vehemently of being members of the Hawks or he uses a law to disband them or you face the laws of the land if you allow those guys to do those dirty work because the security forces are there to take care of any st*upid thing! I can see ndc are complaining and making their own laws because they they can't beat the debate and have no chance than snatching ballot boxes, harming Ghanaians and causing fear and panic for power but they will fail if they try like they failed in Ayawaso! the more you plan your evil the more the state also plan how to deal with you ahead! Note,not every ndc want to be known as ndc republic some want to remain Ghanaians and will leak every evil plot to save Ghanaians! You can plot with 2 ndc members one will leak it ! ndc can take the humble suggestion by the president which Ghanaians have hailed or have themselves to blame! if they are ready for war to get power Ghanaians will resist them from getting power! and those ndc militia should know as the president said demand education and skills from your leaders rather than marshaling you to snatch ballot boxes and counting of how many bones got broken like it happened in Ayawaso and Sam George and others were counting on how many were shot and how many died and how many pallets he and the wala chief collected!ndc don't learn and don't understand wisdom ,they are just id*iots!
Wow, Sammy do you live Ghana, and read and listen to news? Try and help yourself and get some knowledge on the happenings in the country. Good luck.
THERE IS INFORMATION FROM JOY MULTI-MEDIA GROUP THAT SAYS THAT AS AT TODAY 7/3/2019 NPP MILITIA GROUP IS UNDER TRAINING IN A NATIONAL SECURITY OUT FIT IN ACCRA. RUMOURS ARE THAT THE JOY NEWS GROUP IS ABOUT TO AIR THIS TO THE PUBLIC TO SEE BUT A HIGH DELEGATION FROM THE NPP GOVERNMENT AND PARTY ARE DICUSSING WITH JOY NEWS NOT TO AIR THE SAID TAPE AS THAT HAS SERIOUS SECURITY REASONS. I THINK THE INTERNATIONAL BODIES MUST PLAY SERIOUS ROLES IN GHANA'S SECURITY ISSUES. PRESIDENT NANA ADDO IS ONLY GIVING LIP SERVICE TO THE ISSUE OF VIGILANTE GROUPS IN GHANA BUT DOES NOT MEAN WHAT HE SAYS IN REALITY.
Deal with your Chairman's disgrace and loss of credibility. Your chairman had just addressed your thugs asking them to go after persons in position including the Chairman of the National Peace Council.... at the time of forming you Azoka Boys years back and now the Hawks, did you invite the stakeholders to witness their formation and inauguration? your hypocrisy is beyond measure. Let us have our peace, Nketia!!
Mr Asiedu Nketiah,first of all there is no conflict between the NDC and the NPP that needs mediation. What the president is saying is that you two have an illegal groups associated with your parties committing crimes all in the name of politics and therefore you guys should sit down and disband it.