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General News on Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-04-09
Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and Freddy Blay
The National Peace Council, in a statement, said the two main political parties had pledged to eliminate party-affiliated militias in the country.
After their first meeting to this end, on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, following an appeal by President Nana Akufo-Addo, the Peace Council, which mediated the preliminary talks, signed a the statement reads as follows: "The National Peace Council met with key members of Ghana's two main political parties, namely the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in response to a call from President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa. Akufo-Addo in his speech on the state of the nation to eradicate political vigilance.
"After open and exhaustive deliberation, the parties agreed that militancy was against Ghana's democratic system and that it needed to be eliminated.
"With regard to the immediate objective of mediation or dialogue, the CND believes that it should be the eradication of" political vigilance in all its ramifications ", while the NPP is d & # 39; 39 that the emphasis should be on the "vigilance of political parties in all its ramifications".
"It is significant, however, that both parties engage in deliberations to:
1. Dissolve vigilante groups operating within political parties or for political purposes
2. Prohibit the ownership, hiring or use of such groups by political parties or their members
3. Cooperate with government agencies and stakeholders for the total eradication of such vigilance groups or incidents in the country
"It should be noted that both parties have also committed to exploring other processes in relation to the elimination of vigilance."
The two presidents of the NDC and the NPP, respectively, MM. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and Freddie Blay, signed on behalf of their parties.
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