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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been told his entrenched stance that only the two biggest political parties in Ghana should dialogue on ending the menace of political party militia is not feasible.

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Alidu Seidu believes the negative effects of these groups have become “a national issue and beyond the two parties.”

He said on news analysis show, Newsfile on Saturday that such a dialogue would need a credible mediator, “someone neutral that we [Ghanaians] can all trust.”

He added that “every stakeholder concerned with peace and security of this nation” should be part of this process.

According to the political scientist, the political parties are beneficiaries of the actions of the militant youth and would, therefore, stifle their abolition if the process is left to them.

“If we leave them alone, it will never happen. They may find a new name and a new way of doing this old thing and then come and present it to Ghanaians as if it is a new solution,” he said.