A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) believed to be one of the founders of the party’s notorious 'Hawks', Joseph Yammin, has cynically said that the opposition party will not disband the vigilante group on any day.
He said his position is hinged on the fact that the vigilante group is a recognized organ of the NDC.
“The Hawks is a recognized taskforce in the NDC party. They perform the roles like members of the party and provide security for the party,” he revealed.
IGP Attack
He attacked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, when he said earlier that the number one police officer is a ‘hypocrite.’
“The IGP is a hypocrite to ask that vigilante groups should be disbanded. When the President gave him an order that when certain persons go beyond their mandate they should be arrested, how many of them did he arrest?” he quizzed earlier.
Mr. Yammin did not also spare heads of religious bodies who are concerned about the rising cases associated with vigilantism.
NDC’s Intention
The announcement from the former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports belies earlier signs that the NDC could be amenable to a dialogue on vigilantism.
President Akufo-Addo had cause to respond to the concerns raised by the embattled NDC National Chairman Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo about the proposed dialogue.
The President largely kicked against the itemized conditions put forth in the party’s response to the original correspondence.
Fiasco
Until the leadership of the party dissociates itself from the announcement, it’s unlikely that there would be a resolution to the vigilante phenomenon, one of whose fallouts was the violence which played out during the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election recently.
First Utterance
This being his first public utterance since Wasihu Iddrisu, an NDC taskforce member, was fatally shot and killed by a an operative of the rival vigilante – the Hawk – in Kumasi, Mr. Yammin has found his voice again after an extended hibernation.
Soon after the murder which took place on the compound of the Ashanti Regional Office of the NDC, Mr. Yammin locked up his house and fled as the police hunted him.
He eventually turned himself in and became very sober until this “we won’t disband the Hawks” rhetoric on Kumasi-based Pure FM recently.
He must be technically on bail after writing a statement for the investigators in the murder case.
Joseph Yammin is known as the sponsor of the Hawks and having lost out to the man who is now the Chairman of the party in the region, he appears to operate a parallel office in Kumasi, drawing the allegiance of the Hawks.
Cynical View
Sponsors of such clandestine wings of parties will hardly own up for doing so. It’s in that vein that Joseph Yammin held back somewhat when asked a question in that direction.
Functions Of The Hawks
The Hawks, like their Tamale counterparts, are sometimes bussed to Accra to perform clandestine security operations for the party and return when the tasks are accomplished.
He said members of the Hawks, being card-bearing members of the NDC, perform security duties on election days, thereby supplementing the role of the police when their service is inadequate on such dates.
The leader of the Hawks is a member of the security committee of the NDC, he disclosed.
Ayawaso Inquiry
One of the recommendations of the commission would definitely relate to how to stem the activities of vigilante groups.
With such arrogant announcements from the NDC, the opposition party could be heading for a collision course with the government, especially as the President could turn to legislation to stop vigilantism in the country.
Source: Daily Guide
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For now who loses, NDC should not forget that NPP is in power. It is sad to say but Ayawaso West Wuogon should have that this Yamin a lesson. He should ask his twin brother Sam George.
I do not blame this crime militias NDC group the Hawks and their founder Yamin, I will blame the IGP as well. If the police were to jail this ***barred word*** called Yamin when his Hawks started killing themselves at their Kumasi HQ, he wouldn't have gotten the power to talk SH1T like this one la.
Where is this Yammin fellow from??? Is he a one man family? I have made my research and no one seems to know his family background. Has he got parents, relatives, etc. He might just be an alien created by Mahama to destroy Ghana. Ghanaians wakeup!!!!!
THIS FULANI GUY
FAKE PUBLICATION, YAMMIN'S PRONOUNCEMENT CAME AT THE TIME,SOME NPP ACTIVIST WERE ALSO CLAIMING VIGILANTISM CAN NOT BE BAND. HE DID NOT MAKE THE STATEMENT AFTER THE PRESIDENT HAD ORDERED THE DISBANDMENT OF VIGILANTES IN GHANA. SO THIS PUBLICATION IS A PLOY TO JUST HANG THE DOG AND GIVE IT A BAD NAME. TO BORROW NANA ADDO'S WORDS, BUT THIS VERY DOG WOULD NOT HANG.
We will see who is who in Ghana if Yammin a Lebanese bastard or Akufo Addo a true native of Ghana! we can't allow these miscreants who have settled in our country to threaten the peace of our nation. Those Pentecostal churches pastors who didn't find nothing wrong with Ofosu Ampofo's tape so kept quiet and found their voices clear and loud in De-Eye case must come out, those hypocrites who are making Christianity controversial religion must come out! No wonder some youth have no interest in Christianity if we are looking on unconcerned for some people to make it money bag and controversial! these charlatans are killing Christianity and making it unattractive and Islam is growing because they are consistent with their religion! the 3 Northern regions most were Catholics but now how many are Christians? Christianity is dying there! The Rwanda policy must be visted in Ghana that to be a pastor you need to go to a theological school with a degree and a licence. you just can't wake up and say you dreamed and God visited you so you are a pastor of this or that and giving false hope ! That pentecostal pastor who attacked must come out now and speak, Yammin said his Hawks are meant to harm and kill Ghanaians so he dares the president and the IGP that he will never disband and nobody can do him nothing !
You see the NDC? They are EVIL! In one breadth the Fake 'Elder', Ofosu Ampofo is saying this and yet the Fulani man, Joseph Yamin is saying another. This shows and confirms their EVIL and diabolical mind!