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General News on Friday, April 12, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-04-12
George Opare Addo, NDC National Youth Organizer
The National Youth Democratic Congress (NDC) National Organizer, George Opare Addo, has described as pointless the vigilance bill sent to parliament by the Akufo-Addo government.
According to Addo, there are enough laws in Ghana to treat lawless youth; therefore, the creation of a new law is wasting national resources.
Addressing Citi News, Opare Addo said that instead of enacting new laws, the president should instead focus on enforcement by enforcing existing laws.
"I think the president puts the cart before the horse. Law 29 adequately regulates crimes committed by citizens of this country. What we have seen in recent years can not be attributed to vigilance under the supervision of Nana Addo. This is brutality. It is a crime committed by lawless vagrants in this country. And our laws provide for adequate positions. There are adequate measures to fight crime.
"The president must be coming. He must be honest with us and tell Ghanaians what the truth is and the reality, because I do not know what this bill will do differently than Bill 29. We do not need laws to fight crime, because these laws already exist. What we need is commitment and enforcement of existing laws. "
The government has presented to Parliament a bill stating how it intends to combat the vigilance of political parties in the country.
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Gloria Akuffo introduced the bill on behalf of the government.
President Akufo-Addo said his government will use legislation to combat political vigilance if the two main political parties fail to resolve it through dialogue.
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, referred the bill to the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Committee, indicating that the Attorney General and the government had formally requested that the legislation be considered an emergency certificate. .
NPP and NDC agree to end political activism
The two main political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), met for the first time this week to dialogue and find ways to end political vigilance in the country.
The dialogue was provided by the National Peace Council.
The NPP and the NDC, among others, have also agreed to prohibit the ownership, hiring and use of self-defense groups and / or militias by political members.
Chairman of the meeting, Samuel Kwadwo Boateng Asante, told the media: "After an open and comprehensive debate, the parties agreed that vigilance is against the Ghanaian system and must be eradicated."
"Significantly, both parties agreed to initiate deliberations to: 1. Set up dissident self-defense groups operating within political parties or for political purposes. 2. prohibit the ownership, hiring or use of such groups by political parties or their members; 3. Cooperate with government agencies and stakeholders for the total eradication of these groups or the impact of militancy in the country, "he added.
Legislation will not stop political vigilance – Kwesi Anning> / b>
Security badyst Kwesi Aning, in an interview with Citi News last month, expressed doubts about the power of the legislation to dissolve party supporters' groups.
According to him, the phenomenon that is deeply rooted in the country's politics can not be simply treated by legislation.
"The legislation will not end this process. This has taken root in our society, creates economic incentives and people use it. And therefore, we need a sober, long-term process in which we will first build trust, start by converting, and then begin a process of disaggregating the specific problems we need to address. It takes a lot of time, "he said.
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