NDC writes a third letter to Akufo-Addo | Policy

In another letter signed by its national president, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) asked President Akufo Addo to continue to support the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the NDC while he was in power. they met and deliberated on the question of the abolition of the surveillance system.

Part of the letter read as follows: "Without prejudging your prerogatives as President, we believe that such a national dialogue would be the best opportunity to badess the adequacy of our legislation and to reach a broad consensus around the interventions your Excellency has made." In the meantime, we note that general organizations which We also note that your Excellency as President of the National Security Council may require that he put an end to the organization and deployment unlawful armed forces, as we saw in the by-election at Ayawaso West, your Excellency may also instruct your ministerial officials of the ministries of national security and the interior to take action. measures to dissolve these forces ".

Attached is the complete declaration

Context

President Nana Akufo-Addo first proposed the meeting between the two parties when he delivered his speech on the state of the nation in February, following the police violence that tainted the country. Partial Election of Ayawaso West Wuogon on Thursday, January 31, 2019.

The NDC, however, wrote to the president, through its national president, Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, suggesting that the National Peace Council be included in such a meeting as a neutral interlocutor alongside other stakeholders.

The President responded to this letter by emphasizing that both parties were able to meet at the table to solve the problem themselves without involving outside people.

The NDC responded to the President in a second letter in which the party insisted that neutral third parties such as the UN, AU and ECOWAS be present at such a meeting to ensure the mediation of the talks.

In his second response to the NDC, the President stated that he had ordered his Attorney General to begin drafting a bill to prohibit party militarism, without prejudice to any meeting that both parties may have. following on the same subject.