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General News of Friday, February 22, 2019
Source: starrfm.com.gh
2019-02-22
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu
A minority member of the Northern Tongu Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, criticized President Akufo-Addo for being detached from the worrisome phenomenon of vigilance in the country.
President Akufo-Addo notified Thursday during the State of the Nation Address that he would introduce a bill to counter the growing threat of vigilance in the country if the two main political parties – the NPP and the NDC – did not attack it immediately.
"I wish to use the platform of this message to make a sincere and pbadionate appeal to the leaders of the two main political parties of our country, NPP and NDC, so that they gather as soon as possible, preferably next week. , in order to agree. appropriate measures to put an end to this disturbing and unacceptable phenomenon of vigilance in our body politic.
"If voluntary dissolution by the parties is not feasible, then I will introduce legislation on the issue," he said.
According to Tongu's northern legislator, President Akufo-Addo's attempts to wean himself off the scourge are daunting.
"The president came as if he was away from the problem. He said that he had spoken to the national leaders of the NPP, they should go meet their NDC counterparts when we all know that these groups existed under him as leader of the opposition, "Ablakwa said. Starr News Thursday.
"They worked on his behalf. We saw what happened at the headquarters of the nuclear power plant. So, I want him to adopt a different posture. He should recognize that he is part of the problem. He should badume his responsibilities and lead from the front and not behind his national cadres, "he added.
The president of the National People's Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, also criticized the president as being out of touch with reality.
"I think the president seems to have lost touch with reality. Is the president saying that we have no legislation to combat vigilance and political brutality in this country and the crimes and that if the NPP and the NDC fail, their leaders do not succeed? propose a solution to rampant violence that it will legislate? Monah wondered a few moments after the president's speech ended in an interaction with Starr News.
"There are enough laws. Security agencies are already empowered to handle crimes of all kinds. Vigilance and political groupings of violence or violence are not part of the laws of this country and therefore laws exist to deal with them. But the president is unaware of these and comes to say that if he fails, he will pbad legislation to contain the situation, I will say that the president has lost contact, "he said .
At the same time, former President Jerry John Rawlings welcomed the call for party leaders to dissolve militias within their structure.
In a tweet, Rawlings called on political parties to respect the directive to preserve the peace that currently prevails.
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