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General News of Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Source: 3news.com
2019-04-10
play the videoPresident of the National Peace Council, the very reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante
The National Peace Council (NPC) said it could not set a deadline for mediating dialogue between the two main political parties on the need to end the activities of political self-defense groups in the country.
The Council announced that, when launching the mediation on Tuesday, it would continue to meet with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) until an amicable resolution is reached. .
At the first meeting in Accra on Tuesday, the two main political parties stressed the need to end the activities of political self-defense groups in the country.
The two parties agreed, among other things, to end the ownership, hiring and use of self-defense groups or militias by political members.
Speaking at an exclusive interview with Yen Sempa of Onua FM hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa on Wednesday, the chairman of the National Peace Council, Professor Emmanuel Asante, said: "C & # 39; is the first step and nothing has been decided.
"We need the commitment of the parties to see us again on April 29".
Professor Asante explained that "we can not set a deadline for that. We need to discuss and dialogue on the issue until we find a solution. "
He promised that an amicable solution would be found before the 2020 elections to prevent political parties from using self-defense groups.
"It will end before the 2020 elections."
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