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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How do we expect this country to move forward, when the likes of Asiedu Nketia is a leader of the leader opposition party in the country, he is a J0ke, no s3nsible person will ever talk like that
I blame the media guys for interviewing this man on the least opportunity. Umaru Sanda of citi fm is worst culprit even on budget and economic issues will interview such weasels
i wonder why KOFI BOAKYE STILL ISNT IGP OR DIRECTOR of OPERATIONS in ghana police. if nana wanna stop that, kofi must at least come to the scene as director of operations, given full backing and i tell you in just 2 seconds, no one can hold on to a group. again, the EC must be fair and digitised. we waste so much on electoral materials, education etc but that isnt much appreciated to ghanaians so why not that, we get the cost of punching at the voter center to immediately be counted for each party. i know we can even improve more that the US election. where ever you are, the party leadership or reps will be at the EC office in high security. anywhere there is a punch, it directs to the party records and countered so the only activity at the center is just punching and no need to get any disturbances where we get election guards
Asiedu be serious once in your life and stop the comedies.
why did u run when the HAWKS pulled a gun...JOHN
That guy Asiedu Nkatia is f00.00lish and speaks a lot of ***barred word***.
GENERAL 1 HAS SPOKEN FINITO
WHY THIS FIRST CLASS PALAM-WINE TAPPER GEN SEC. FOR THIS CRIMINAL PARTY NDC DOES NOT MAKE SENSE IN EVERY GOOD THINGS THAT WILL DEVELOP THE NATION, NDC WILL NEVER COME TO POWER AGAIN AND THOSE HAWKS MACHO MEN ARE WAITING FOR YOU TOMMOROW, ONIPA HUNU PANIN BONE
Was the vigilante recruited into the security services under NDC regime...Asiedu Nketia must let the public know if that was the ndc character when they were in power.
No wonder DSP Azugu was loking for this Gen.Mosquito man with mask men...