[ad_1]
Nii Arde Tagoe – Head of the Nii Arde Nkpa family
A traditional leader, Nii Arde Tagoe, called for a constitutional amendment to cancel the holding of partial elections among political parties in order to avoid the violence badociated with such elections.
He stated that "just as in the case of a president where his vice is done to complete the unfinished mandate, if a deputy dies or resigns, the political party of the deputy should be allowed to choose his replacement".
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Nii Arde Tagoe, president of the Nii Arde Nkpa family of Plenor, Kokrobite, Langma and Tuba, said the by-elections were normally characterized by violence, with the ruling political party struggling to win. the seat to make it a political capital that was popular while the opposition party would also fight to win it to give the impression that the government was unpopular.
Perpetuation of violence
As a result, he said, political parties have asked their supporters in different regions to control the polls, which has led to acts of violence.
He cited as examples the by-elections Atewa, Chereponi, Talensi and Amenfi West and the recent by-election held in Ayawaso West Wuogon.
"All these areas were bloody and people were brutalized.
This means that as a country, no by-election can be held in a serene atmosphere because of tension.
The ruling party wants to win the seat and the opposition party wants to do it.
These two angles make things difficult. It creates panic and fear because all eyes are there, "he said.
Nii Arde said that if political parties were allowed to hold their own internal elections to elect substitutes for deputies who have died or been removed from office, the phenomenon of self – defense groups that would be caught in the act when they fall victim to violence. by-elections would be reduced.
In addition, he stated that the resources used in the by-elections would be saved for other purposes, while preserving the productivity of people spending their time voting.
Following the violence recorded during the recent by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon, the president set up an investigating commission to examine the issue.
Dissolve self-defense groups
Nii Arde called for the dissolution of all political vigilante groups by all political parties because they were of no use to the country's democratic process.
He urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to conduct the cleansing exercise by leading the crusade towards the dissolution of political self-defense groups.
"It is up to the president not to let self-defense groups defend themselves." The president's urgency attached to the fight for "galamsey" (illegal mining) should be extended to self-defense groups. " , did he declare.
Nii Arde also urged leaders of various political parties to discourage the activities of self-defense groups in order to avoid violence during elections.
[ad_2]
Source link
