General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has questioned the commitment of President Akufo-Addo in bringing an end to vigilantism in the country, when he (the president) "actively participated in recruiting and training" them (vigilante groups).
“The impression I get is that, here, we are with a president who actively participated in recruiting and training of vigilante groups, trained at state facilities, armed with state resources and are moving around in state vehicles, and in effect, embedding his own party vigilante into the state security, and now distances himself from the problem and is now calling for two powerless political parties to go and meet,” the NDC General Secretary stated.
Background
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, while presenting the 2019 State of the Nation Address, Thursday, in Parliament, called on the leadership of the two main leading political parties, the NDC and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to help find a lasting solution the menace of political vigilantism in Ghana.
“The time has come for us to put to end political-related violence,” he said, adding that “our children and grandchildren will not forgive us” if the country’s peace and security is undermined.
He warned that should the political parties fail to reach an agreement on how to chart a path to end vigilantism, he will initiate legislation that will curb their (vigilante groups) activities.
Political Posturing?
But speaking in an interview on Citi Eyewitness News, Thursday, Asiedu Nketiah, popularly known as General Mosquito, believed the President was simply indulging in the act of political posturing in the eyes of the diplomatic community, adding that what the President said was merely “to demonstrate to the international community that something is being done".
To him, it is far-fetched on the part of the president to assume that "somehow when two political parties meet, then they can enforce the laws of the country. I feel so disappointed.”
"I want to believe that a meeting between NPP and NDC won’t solve any problem. Also, the President’s threat of using legislation is also not going to solve any problem because there are laws in the country that can deal with this problem. What is lacking is the political will of the governing President. It takes the President alone to clean the state apparatus of the vigilantism to clamp down on vigilantism outside the state apparatus...And so we believe that instead of calling a meeting of two political parties to talk about vigilantes, he should allow the state institutions to act. It must begin from the president taking action to cleanse the state institutions of these vigilante elements because he has recruited so many of them and embedded party vigilantes within the state security," he added.
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The shooters are waiting for you at the congress. Gyimie nnnipa
like seriously people like Asiedu Nketiah don't deserve to live. They claim to be intelligent but unfortunately very backward. Had it not been the intelligence picked much earlier, your Avorka and Hawks would have caused mayhem at la Bawaleshie. I can say for a fact that these kidnappings which is hanging on our neck for now are all machinations of the NDC. they just want make the current government unpopular. Meanwhile most of them are are staunch Moslems and Christians. God is watching.
the government must ignore these an1mals since they mean no good to this land of ours, ndc flourish in chaos in the absence of chaos they feel uncomfortable they are devil incarnate. the good lord has lowered them to where they belong (opposition) and they shall be there for a long time to come
You NDC guys recruited your CDR/PDC vigilantes during your PNDC days into the army and the police....... So what you are saying now does not make sense. You continue to run your mouth.... the same vigilante guys will soon turn against you the leaders.
I first blame the media for granting an interview to backward looking person like this and secondly for publishing every T.R.A.S.H. that proceeds from his S.ME.LL.Y mouth.
Asiedu Nketiah , be serious and stop the jokes and lets all help move Ghana to the next level. Ghanaians are not foo-ls.How can an elderly person speaks anyhow and people are happy. lets be serious on this sensitive issue.Such comments will keep the NDC in opposition for a long time if this is not stop.your family is in Canada so you dont care which is bad.
General mosquito or what ever you call your self who started this ***barred word*** ,do you remember the cdrs Your boss Jr Jesus created.
You are lucky to be alive after the Kumasi episode. Continue with your mouth mouth talk, and allow politics to eat your head. You go die leave everything. Reason up!