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The National Democratic Congress (NDC), which is an opposition party, is worried that the president has chosen a slightly longer option to end the party militia.
Peter Otokunor, Deputy Secretary General, said that President Akufo-Addo had missed the opportunity to bring all stakeholders together in one place with a moderator after asking the Attorney General to draft a bill to address it.
"We thought this would provide a solid foundation for the GA's work instead of asking the GA to start working in space; go and look for information, write something that goes through the cabinet and finally go through a long process he comes to Parliament and all that.
"We believe that the discussions will encourage key stakeholders to take action before the entry into force of the legislation," he told Emefa Apawu Thursday at Newsnight.
The directive to Gloria Akuffo comes 21 days after his speech to the Parliament of 21 February 2019 on the state of the nation, where he asked his party and the opposition NDC to meet and find a solution to the chancre of the party militia.
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Gloria Akufo
He promised to put pressure on Parliament, a chamber that his party controls strongly legislation should be more punitive.
The only thing that could hold him back is that the NPP and the NDC accept his proposal to meet and remedy the impunity with which organized thugs have harbaded political figures, closed public offices and created insecurity in the country.
While reiterating its commitment to resolving the threat, the NPP has still not invited the NDC to such a meeting, while the NDC has asked for mediators to be brought in to negotiate an agreement.
The CND's suggestion to expand the meeting was hailed by 12 civil society organizations but was disapproved by the president and his government party.
After two letters sent by the CDN to the president urging him to include their suggestions, the president seems frustrated by the lack of progress regarding his proposals. He went ahead to demand a bill on vigilantism.
But the NDC says the tone of the president's directive is worrying.
Peter Otokunor, NDC Deputy General Secretary
Otokunor said President Akufo-Addo may need to reconsider his position on the issue after handing over party leadership to national president Freddie Blay to lead the discussion.
He indicated that they would anticipate the response of m Blay.
"This clearly shows that the President has not changed his view on his position that the NDC and the NPP are the only groups that can meet. It is rather unfortunate to consider that civil society organizations and other groups wish to have greater scope for finding a permanent solution, "he said.
The NDC, he said, is hoping that the letter from the NPP side will have "this kind of change of mind".
Otokunor said the NDC was excited by the fact that the president "gradually realized" his responsibility to recover the power to protect lives and property.
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