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The leaders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have agreed to include other key actors and experts in the ongoing dialogue on the removal of political vigilance in the country.
These stakeholders should include representatives of civil society organizations, security agencies and religious institutions.
The decision was made yesterday at the second meeting held at Peduase Lodge, in the Eastern region.
Leaders of both sides and representatives of the National Peace Council (NPC) attended the meeting, which moderates the discussion.
Scope of the dialogue
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The NPC met with key members of the two main political parties as part of a process to dissolve self-defense groups acting as part of or for political purposes, banning property, hiring or the use of such groups by political parties or their members and cooperating with the state agencies and stakeholders in the total eradication of these groups or incidents of vigilance in the country.
According to a statement issued by the CNP, the immediate scope of the dialogue was agreed after an open and exhaustive deliberation between the NPP and the NDC.
Context
Ghana's fourth attempt at constitutional democratic governance, which began in 1992, was marked by negative acts of political vigilance.
The issue of political vigilance has become a major concern for Ghana as a result of the violence that has disrupted the recent by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon.
As a result of the violence, many Ghanaians, including civil society groups and organizations, expressed their dissatisfaction with the threat and called for a national dialogue to resolve the problem.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this year, appealed to the leaders of the two main political parties – the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Party Patriotic (NPP) – to meet and find ways to dissolve the self-defense groups affiliated with them.
As part of its efforts to dispel vigilance, the President also asked the Prosecutor General, Gloria Akuffo, to prepare and submit to Parliament specific legislation to combat the phenomenon of vigilance in the country and to provide for appropriate sanctions.
A few days later, a bill to dissolve vigilantism was submitted to Parliament for review and approval under an emergency certificate.
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