Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress [NDC], Peter Boamah Otokunor, has asked the ruling NPP to show more commitment towards the disbandment of vigilante groups as proposed by their leader, President Akufo-Addo.
According to him details of the letter written to his party by the NPP of which they have had primarily discussions on but waiting to take a concrete decision on as a party depict a motive which to him if maintained cannot disband vigilante groups due to the omission of the multi-stakeholder involvement.
“What they have written to us is not a multi-stakeholder meeting that is why they have left the vacuum for us to choose the venue and suggest other things. The NPP must show much commitment that they are ruling this country whereas their leader who is the president of this country is close to the authority of state to even uproot or eliminate this menace without calling for a meeting,” he said.
In an interview on Joy FM, Peter Boamah Otokunor stated that the NPP is unable to fulfill the kind of commitment expected of them by Ghanaians.
“Clearly, details of the letter declare that the NPP are still unable to show the kind of commitment the people of Ghana is expecting from them with respect to this matter. We are going to have a meeting with them to discuss the roadmap as to which stakeholders should be involved in the discussion.
“ . . Luckily for us we already have in our country the stakeholders we believe should be part of such a public interest discussion. I don’t think starting with the National Peace Council is a bad idea. It appears that the NPP in their operations are exhibiting some level of bad faith that will not help make a smooth discussion or course,” he indicated.
Peter Otokunor in his submission stressed that the NPP has intentionally granted them the opportunity to choose a venue in the letter because they know their request of meeting them alone without any of the stakeholders present is not a procedure they are happy about.
“They have done that because they know the NDC is requesting for a multi-stakeholder meeting and what the NPP is requesting from us this week is not a multi-stakeholder meeting, if they were committed and really want to show to the people of this country that they see the urgency in the elimination and uprooting of militia groups they would have set the place for the meeting and as well take into consideration other needed materials,” he added.
Source: Elizabeth Semiheva Bedi/Peacefmonline.com
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THE NDC WAS BORN OUT OF VIOLENCE AND THAT WILL FOLLOW THE PARTY AND ITS FOLLOWERS TO THEIR GRAVES. IT'S A FACT THAT THE NDC HAS NEVER WON ANY CLEAN ELECTIONS IN THE HISTORY OF GHANA. THE VIOLENT PAST OF ITS FOUNDER AND THEIR MANIFESTO THAT THEY SHOULD USE EVERY AVAILABLE MEANS TO WIN ELECTIONS HAS BEEN THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF NDC VIGILANTISM AND HOOLIGANISM. THE VIOLENT NDC STUFFING OF BALLOT BOXES, REGISTERING AND ALLOWING ALIENS/MINORS TO VOTE IN OUR ELECTIONS AND CAUSING MAYHEM AT OPPOSITION STRONGHOLDS TO SCARE VOTERS ARE NOW UNDER SERIOUS THREAT AND THAT'S THE REASON FOR THEIR DEAFENING NOISE. PAST EC CHAIRPERSONS FROM AFARI GYAN TO THE SLEAZY/DISRESPECTFUL/***barred word*** CHARLOTTE OSEI, THE EC UNDER NDC ADMINISTRATIONS HAS NEVER WITNESSED ANY FAIR-MINDED PERSON WITH GHANA'S PEACE AND SECURITY AT HEART. I DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR THE NPP UNDER NANA ADDO TO YIELD TO ANY OF THE NDC DEMANDS TO DISBAND ANY OF ITS RECRUITED PRIVATE SECURITY FORCES TO PROTECT THE BALLOT BOXES DURING ELECTIONS! NANA ADDO AND NPP SHOULD ARREST AND PROSECUTE THE AZORKA THUGS AND OTHER NDC PARA-MILITARY UNITS WHO HAVE MURDERED, MAIMED AND BRUTALIZED PERCEIVED NPP SUPPORTERS IN THE PAST WHO ARE STILL WALKING FREE. A CHILD BORN IN GHANA LAST NIGHT WON'T STRUGGLE TO IDENTIFY THE NDC AS THE MOST VIOLENT PARTY EVER IN GHANA HISTORY. I REST MY CASE!
Comic relieve party like NDC! No letter writing to and fro, Nana's law will put NDC in their SMOOTHLESS level. NDC can only survive on hooliganism that is why they do not want this to succeed! NA LIE, say no to VIGILANTISM! Let all go to the polls peacefully and see where NDC will be! They have always used dubious means to win elections. BUT this time, Ghana says no MORE OF THAT!
HOW DO YOU NDC,KEEP DRAGGING YOUR FEET ON THIS ISSUE OF VIGILANTISM. . NDC MUST GO AHEAD AND NPP FOR THE GOOD GHANA AND DISBAND YOUR VIGILANTES