Vigilantism: How can we dissolve a group you have created – Asiedu Nketia asks Akufo-Addo

General News of Friday, February 22, 2019

Source: peacefmonline.com

2019-02-22

Democratic National Congress (NDC) Secretary General Johnson Asiedu Nketiah questioned President Akufo-Addo's commitment to ending vigilance in the country, as he (the president) "was participating actively recruiting and training "(self-defense groups).

"The impression I have is that we are here with a president who has actively participated in the recruitment and training of self-defense groups, trained in state facilities, armed with the resources of the State, moving in state vehicles and, in fact, incorporating its own forces. Party activist in state security, and now moves away from the problem and now calls two powerless parties to meet, "said NDC Secretary General.

Context

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo Dankwa, during her speech to Parliament on the state of the nation for 2019, called on the leaders of the two main political parties, the NDC and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to contribute to the search for a lasting solution. solution the threat of political vigilance in Ghana.

"The time has come for us to end political violence," he said, adding that "our children and grandchildren will not forgive us" if the peace and security of the country is compromised.

He warned that if political parties do not reach an agreement on how to chart the way to end militancy, he would introduce legislation that would limit their activities (self-defense groups).

Political postures?

In an interview with Citi Eyewitness News on Thursday, Asiedu Nketiah, nicknamed General Mosquito, said the president was simply taking the political stance in the eyes of the diplomatic community, adding that his remarks were simply "demonstrate to the international community that something is being done".

For him, the president believes that "when two political parties meet, they can enforce the laws of the country, I am really disappointed."

"I want to believe that a meeting between the nuclear power plants and the NDC will not solve any problem, and the president's threat to use legislation will not solve any problem, because some laws in the country can deal with this." the political will of the incumbent president to take control of the surveillance system of the state apparatus in order to repress it outside the state apparatus … So we think that to convene a meeting of two political parties to talk about self-defense groups, it should allow the state institutions to act.This must begin as soon as the president takes steps to clean the institutions of the state. the state of these elements of activist because he has recruited a large number and is an integral part of state security, "he said. added.