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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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'IT CANNOT BE DONE'. 'IT IS IMPOSSIBLE' Ex-president said the sae thing about free SHS. I know it is your slogan.
Ex. Prez. Mahama never seems to stop amazing Ghanaians without his level of gross incompetence. A party like NDC even elected Sofo Azorka (Head of Azorka Boys) as their National Vice Chairman base on the fact that he good with vigilantism and if not voted for, the Azorka Boys will not help NDC in 2020. 18/07/2015, the then Interior Minister Hon. Mark Woyongo said he is going to give license to vigilante group (Azorka Boys). During this time, you (Mahama) couldnt even suggest something simple to help stop those act of vandalism in our political games. Sometimes when a ***barred word*** is quite, he is considered as wise so dear JM, please keep mute and be countered among the wise because all your suggestion dont bring development to this country. Thank you
When people are talking about by-election violence people forget about Afigya Sekyere by-election people were killed-Kona- van accident as a result of vigilantes shooting the tyres of a van bringing NPP supporter from a rally at Wiamoase. NPP supporters brutalised in the constituency. Vigilantes ambushed NPP leaders(including Hon Kan Dapaa) on Wiamoase-Agona road-they had a tip off and evaded the attack. Even after NPP won Asamang NPP supporters were brutalised which made them run for their dear lives. Some of these supporters stayed in the b. u. s. h for days.
I now know why Mahama performed abysmal for 8yrs. His interview on Radio Gold sound like Sammy Gymfi.
When people are talking about by-election violence people forget about Afigya Sekyere by-election people were killed-Kona- van accident as a result of vgilntes shooting the tyres of a van bringing NPP supporter frm a rally at Wiamoase. NPP supporters brutalised in the constituency. Vigilantes ambushed NPP leader(including Hon Kan Dapaa) on Wiamoase-Agona road-they had a tip off and evaded the attack. Even after NPP won Asamang NPP supporters were brutalised which made run for their dear lives. Some of these supporters stayed in the ***barred word*** for days.
IT CANNOT BE DONE, IT WON'T WORK, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. These are the slogan of Mahama and the NDC. You prefer Boot For Boot so how can you have a solution to stop vigilantism. Mahama, please share your views on the economic indicators from yesterday's SONA
MAY THE GOOD LORD SAVE THIS NATION FROM THE INNCOMPETENT ONE WHO WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT AGAIN. WHAT? THE EX-PRESIDENT, JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA IS NOT WILLING TO DISBAN BASED ON HIS COMMENTS. BY THEIR FRUITS, THEY SHALL BE SEEN & KNOWN. LONG LIVE GHANA.
Awwww Mahama.....what about the Azoka Boys, etc....Those who beat up Frances Essiam and prevented Dr Obed Asamoah from even visiting the loo throughout your congress in Koforidua way way before we heard of Bull Dogs. NDC used thugs to bully NPP for far too long and that brought about the retaliation and they are also over doing it. Now the problem is here and we want solution. How can a statesman say the proposal from the president won't work and simplistic. The Chief Baby With Sharp Teeth.
TRUTH IS ONE...NPP MUST SHOW LEADERSHIP. MAHAMA IS RIGHT UNTIL THEN
You people should remember oooo!!! bcos you never know, one day one day, you will face it before God oooo, even your children, how you always insult the Fmr President God is watching