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General News of Monday, April 1, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-04-01
President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo reaffirmed her determination to adopt a law against the formation of private militias, also called self-defense groups by the country's political parties.
Over the weekend, the president said he was determined to ensure that the law is pbaded, despite a planned meeting between the leaders of his own party, the New Patriotic Party ( NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on this issue.
Addressing the Ghanaian community of Worcester, Mbadachusetts, the United States, the president described the issue of vigilance as a "disturbing phenomenon," stressing the need to stifle it in the US. egg.
The NPP and the NDC agreed last week on a meeting on this issue following a directive from the President of 21 February in his State of the Nation address calling on them to end the threat of human rights. party militias ahead of the 2020 elections. He said that if that fails, he would propose legislation in this area.
The leaders of both parties negotiated for weeks and finally agreed to have the National Peace Council mediate the meeting.
President Akufo-Addo, however, asked the Attorney General to draft a law to combat the threat.
At Saturday's meeting with US citizens, Nana Akufo-Addo said that regardless of the outcome of the meeting between the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress, it will legislate against vigilantism.
"Whatever happens in these discussions; if they are positive, well [but] if they are negative, we are still going forward to deal with the phenomenon, we are going to tackle the "law of the vigilante", he said in thunderous applause from his audience .
Listen to the President in the attached audio:
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