Since the NPP won elections in 2016 and even before Nana Addo was sworn in to take office as the sixth president under the 4th Republic, Delta Force, a known NPP
political vigilante group, the party of the sitting president, has been on the rampage.
It is about time government involved the military in dealing with acts of lawlessness by
political vigilante groups, Security Analyst, Kwesi Anning has suggested.
«For me, the NDC as I am aware has basically disbanded
any political vigilante group in the party.
Political vigilante groups have of late become a topical issue in the country because of the way and manner they carry out their activities.
According to group the violence will trickle down to musician camps, religious sects and
political vigilante groups misunderstanding likely to degenerate into political upheaval.
He said he could not understand why
political vigilante groups will rise under President Akufo - Addo who prides himself in upholding the rule of law as a distinguished lawyer.
CODEO and other like - minded civil society organizations after the 2016 general elections, advocated the need for total disbandment of identified
political vigilante groups.
The government's commitment to security has been questioned following the recent upsurge in the number of incidents involving
political vigilante groups across the country.
The government has been questioned about its commitment to ensuring security in the country, following a recent upsurge in the number of incidents involving
political vigilantes across the country.
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There is no doubt in our minds that Ghana's duopolistic culture is gradually inching or gravitating towards a balkanization of
political gangstarism if this encroachment of
vigilante political gangstarism is not extirpated from the ever - sleeping paedomorphic body politic, Nkrumah's precious Ghana.
The Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, Maulvi Alhaji Mohammed Noor Bin Salih says the nation is paying dearly for its failure to disband
vigilante groups by
political parties.
He said it is unfortunate that some members of
political parties justify crimes being committed by such groups and has called for all
vigilante groups and youth wings of
political parties in tertiary institutions to be dissolved.
He disclosed that the police had a calendar to meet the youth, who formed these groups, and assured Ghanaians that
political party
vigilante groups would be a thing of the past by the end of March this year.
The formation of
vigilante groups seems to be growing across the country, especially among the two major
political parties — the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite concerns raised by the National Peace Council, the clergy and civil society groups over the existence of such groups.
Yoruba socio -
political organisation, Afenifere, has backed Prof. Wole Soyinka on his call for the use of hunters and
vigilante groups to tackle the menace of...
A research conducted by his outfit, he said, revealed that most of the electoral crimes committed were by these
vigilante groups which are sometimes linked to one
political party or the other.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com
There have been several instances in the past where
vigilante groups affiliated to
political parties have taken the law into their own hands and vandalized state properties.
Speaking in an interview with Nana Aba Anamoah on State of Affairs on GHONE TV on Thursday, George said he has had the experience of
political violence in his life before and would not support any
vigilante group of any
political party.
«But we call once again on all
political parties to disown and disband all so - called
vigilante groups which should simply have no place in a 21st Century democracy.
Even though the lynching has not been linked to any
vigilante group, he was of the view that militant groups affiliated to all
political groups must be disbanded to curb increasing spate of violence in the country.
President Akufo - Addo reiterated his position that the laws of the country will crack the whip on
political party
vigilante groups, but many have brushed off his comments as usual rhetoric from government.
As President Nana Akufo - Addo's administration nears the 100 - day mark, some of Ghana's major
political parties have cited violent attacks by some pro-government
vigilante groups as its major failing.
It has been suggested that, the uncontrolled activities of
vigilante groups are slowly turning Ghana into a lawless land in the name of
political expediency.
General News of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Source: dailyheritage.com.gh File Photo: A group of NDC supporters The formation of
vigilante groups seems to be growing across the country, especially among the two major
political parties — the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite concerns raised by the National Peace Council, the clergy and civil society groups over the existence of such groups.
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 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.
Name and shame
political party leaders who support and patronize the services of
vigilante groups.
Contest for superiority and the edge to win
political power leads to the formation of more
vigilante groups.
Political parties indirectly mobilize and fund
vigilante groups but shy away from publicly associating themselves to their criminal actions.
Yoruba socio
political organisation, Afenifere, has thrown its weight behind Prof. Wole Soyinka's call for the use of hunters and
vigilante groups to tackle the menace of herdsmen in Ogun State, in collaboration with the other security outfits.
Vigilante groups are creation of some politicians who use them for their
political gains.
They were inner - city
vigilantes, detectives, nurses and ex-cons that waged anti-establishment wars against authority, drugs, gangs and corruption — one - man (or woman) hit - squads operating against the real - world
political backdrop of Nixon's «law and order» campaign.
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