Sentences with phrase «neo-privileged vigilantism»

Vigilantism was one common response.

The bulk of confessional Christianity forbids vigilantism.

Vigilantism is the enemy of justice, despite what Hollywood preaches; go watch The Ox - bow Incident.

The NDC guru also used the platform to lash out at the government for doing little to curb vigilantism which according to him, has become rife in the current government in the last ten months of their administration.

For the President of the Republic to publicly condemn the acts of these groups as criminals while addressing Parliament and recently in Kumasi in the presence of the Otumfuor, Asantehene and his call on the Police Service to act, attests to the seriousness of this cancer of political vigilantism in Ghana.

The NPP stalwart has warned that government should either speed up measures to tackle levels of vigilantism in the country which are mostly perpetrated by groups of the party.

He also reiterated his call on the political parties to discourage the activities of thuggery and vigilantism, as the Police would not entertain them.

The dominant issues that ran through all the engagements include Police neutrality, handling of electoral offences, political party vigilantism, and invasion of polling stations by executives of political parties.

Ladies and gentlemen, I should not omit from this accounting the disgraceful behaviour of some members of my party, the NPP, which has been described as vigilantism.

On March 22, PBS Newshour featured a panel to discuss the complexities of «Stand Your Ground» in relation to the Trayvon Martin case, and its capacity to incite vigilantism.

«The minority in parliament condemns the attack in no uncertain terms as it is yet another manifestation of political vigilantism designed to intimidate, harass and silence vocal and outspoken members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The United States government has identified youth unemployment as the root cause of political vigilantism which is gaining notoriety across Ghana.

The NDC MP also launched vitriolic attacks on President Akufo - Addo, calling on him to wake up in dealing with vigilantism before Ghana start experiencing a replica of Bokom Haram and other civil wars.

Under the Mahama administration, some of these political pastors, neutrals, resource persons and their allies in the media made us believe that fuel price increase, nepotism, corruption, impunity, big size government etc were signs of incompetence and ineptitude but today, these persons no longer blame President Akufo - Addo for the massive corruption in his administration, the unprecedented nepotism, the unprecedented large government, vigilantism and political persecution, economic hardship and impunity.

Few days after taking over, the United Nations cautioned Ghana about hooliganism and vigilantism, the world bank continue to downgrade us, corruption has increased according to Transparency International's latest report, Ghana has been rated down by Amnesty International because of brutalities being unleashed on journalists, investors are leaving our shores etc..

Dr Apaak among other allegations submitted that, current senior members in government and other party grass root encourage vigilantism and have therefore failed in condemning acts of lawlessness being carried out by party members in the country.

The low points on the President's performance were on his responses to the question on vigilantism.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Awuku, however, cautioned against treating the increased vigilantism as an NPP matter, and asserted that «we must also treat it as a matter that cuts across the political divide and not limit it to just the NPP.»

A former minister in the John Mahama government, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, has accused the government of condoning political party vigilantism.

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), is on a nationwide campaign against political vigilantism which is gaining notoriety in Ghana's political environment.

The Youth Organizer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku, has conceded that his party can not control all its members across the country, thus should not be blamed for the rise in acts of political vigilantism.

Speaking at the third in a series of Accra Dialogue on «The Scars of Vigilantism: a legal or political question?»

This is reflected in a rising trend in vigilantism and «witch hunts» against those released back into the community.

Political «vigilantism» is spiralling out of control and government doesn't appear to be able to deal with the situation.

His Liberal Democrat counterpart added: «Of course every measure should be taken to protect children from paedophiles, but this should never topple into vigilantism.»

Speaking to the international community at a Socialist forum in Germany, attended by him and James Kofi Fonu Kpatakpa - Deputy National General Youth Organizer, Mr. Nketia said the upsurge of political vigilantism in Ghana is an element that has the tendency to strip the country of its peace and stability.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has observed that the increasing spate of political vigilantism and hooliganism in the country involving foot soldiers of the governing party is as a result of what the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has nurtured its supporters to become.

On this grounds, he called for an intervention in the security affairs of Ghana and called on government to act appropriately to bring an end to the activities of vigilantism in the country.

Given the failure of the police on the first three nights, talk of vigilantism is back on the agenda.

«I did not view it as a call to vigilantism as many are suggesting.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament has condemned the attack on the residence of the Member of Parliament for the Asunafo South Constituency, Eric Opoku, as the latest act of political vigilantism.

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The Minister admitted that, despite the efforts by the police in fighting crime, if vigilantism is not dealt with, it has the potential to negatively affect all the good policies of government such as the One District - One Factory policy.

President Nana Akufo - Addo has assured that he will not turn a blind eye to what he called «the new phenomenon of vigilantism» in Ghana.

The government's commitment to security has been questioned following the recent upsurge, but some arrests have been made in a few recent instances of political vigilantism.

A number of critics have accused the government of failing to ensure the perpetrators of vigilantism are sanctioned, with many suggesting that even the ones who are arrested and prosecuted are «treated with kid gloves.»

Let me make it clear that now if there is vigilantism in any part of the country, the police in that area must either arrest the perpetrators, investigate and bring them before justice or the Commander must be sanctioned» Ambrose Dery said whilst addressing the Central Regional Police Command at Cape Coast on Tuesday.

«We'll not interfere in the operational decisions, but we will stop vigilantism.

«If there is any vigilantism is in your area, you must investigate and bring them to book otherwise the commander of that area — be it the village, district or regional commanders — must be sanctioned, we must stop it.

The government, in response to the spate of political vigilantism, has set up a task - force to investigate such occurrences by some aggrieved members of the governing NPP, especially in the northern region.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, questioned the quality of justice delivery in Ghana in light of the lenient handling of the Delta Force, a New Patriotic Party - affiliated group, whose members were at the centre of one of the most notorious cases of political party vigilantism.

At a time when many well - meaning Ghanaians are demanding action against vigilantism, the Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid, has asked members of such vigilante groups engaged in all manner of lawless acts, to be patient with the government since they will soon have their share of the national cake.

Mr. Dery believes government has exhibited ample commitment towards the fight against political party vigilantism in the country, considering that they did not shield the 13 members of the pro-NPP vigilante group, Invincible Forces, but rather allowed them to go through the court process.

The Christian Council of Ghana has called on the government to take a decisive measure against political party vigilantism in the country.

The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, believes government has exhibited ample commitment towards the fight against political party vigilantism in the country, considering that they did not shield the 13 members of the pro-NPP vigilante group, Invincible Forces, but rather allowed them to go through the court process.

The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has discredited claims that the Akufo - Addo government only talks big on political vigilantism but does very little to quell it.

The Catholic Bishops Conference has asked government to take strict action against the canker of vigilantism, and also deal with the deteriorating activities of land guards and nomadic herdsmen to improve general security in the country.

On behalf of the Advisory Board of the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), I welcome you to this media briefing about political party vigilantism in Ghana.

This constitutional weakness promotes patronage politics and encourages party vigilantism.

CODEO calls on all Ghanaians to work together to support this crusade against political party vigilantism in our electoral politics.