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Contrary to claims by the NDC opposition that the investigation commission on the violence of the partial election of Ayawaso West Wuogon is compromised, some experts have painted a different picture.
These experts believe that the integrity of the Emile Short Commission is indisputable. What worries them is the willingness of those who prepared it to implement the recommendations.
Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd), security consultant and author who spoke on Newsfile on MultiTV / Joy FM on Saturday, recounted the history of these commissions and the important recommendations they made.
Festus Aboagye (Rtd)
According to him, the Wuaku Commission, which investigated the circumstances that led to the Ya Na badbadination in 2002, recommended the dissolution of all private armies operating outside their auspices.
He added that if this had been implemented effectively, political vigilante groups would still not pose a threat to Ghana today.
In this order of ideas, Col Aboagye said: "There are legitimate reasons for the segment of society on which there is not much trust.
He added that the composition of the commission itself gives credibility to the process, but that the government must be ready to implement its recommendations.
Speaking in the same show, the Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC)Kwesi Aning expressed similar concerns.
Dr. Kwesi Aning
He told the host, Samson Lardy Anyenini, that no one could question the integrity of the commission.
"… So I think based on what we know about the four people, the problem should not be to put the facts on the table," said Dr. Aning.
He added: "The problem is the will to say that we [government] will deal with recommendations. "
In the meantime, the secretary of the commission, Dr. Ernest Kofi Abotsi, has dispelled fears that the work of the commission will prevent criminal prosecution by the police.
He added that the police are free to prosecute anyone involved in the violence, provided they do not rely on the evidence that this person has committed.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia swore Friday in front of the commission members: "I wish you the best of success in the investigation and the nation is grateful".
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