“If they [NPP and NDC] really want to disband vigilante groups, then it must be now because they cannot do it in 2020,” - the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God Church, Rev Prof Paul Frimpong-Manso has said after expressing worry in the delay of a dialogue to end party militia.
According to him, the services of vigilante groups will be in higher demand in 2020 – “it’s an election year and politicians will use them. There is no way they can denounce them in an election year”.
In an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’, Rev Prof Frimpong-Manso maintained that members of the Assemblies of God Church will embark on a nationwide protest if the NPP and NDC fail to amicably disband all vigilante groups.
He also wants Ghanaians to reject any political party that fails to disband its vigilante groups ahead of the 2020 election.
Rev Prof Frimpong-Manso however questioned the ‘delay tactics’ by both NPP and NDC to meet and dialogue on how to end political party militia.
“The NDC must at least respect the President’s view and meet with the NPP; if things don’t go as planned then they can call for a mediator. This is an emergency and critical issue; it should be a process so we can end,” he said.
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Not so easy Reverend. Volunteers are now in disguise, very soon you will no longer see them in identifiable clothes. They will operate as keep fit clubs and other groupings, it could be difficult to identify. It is just like you cannot say within a week I ban prostitution from AG church. Easy to say but far from reality. Part of the solution may be to remove the ballot box from our voting system, we would nit need macho men anymore to protect the boxes. Why cant I just vote on my handset, we should be looking for a national software that can allow majority of Ghanaians to vote on their handsets, a few without handsets can go and vote at the community centre and the demand for human volunteers would reduce.
Thank you for the update I perfectly agree with him