Sentences with phrase «political vigilantism»

«Retooling them is not empowering them against political vigilantism.

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 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 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.

Tagged with: Ghana News Northern region political vigilantism Robert P. Jackson US Ambassador to Ghana

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

«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).

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) organized a day's round table engagement meeting held in Tamale on «the menace of political party vigilantism and Ghana's electoral politics.»

You may know enough about Mexican drug trafficking and that its war on drugs, which has left thousands dead, to appreciate Dr. Mireles's questions; and you may also have strong ethical and political views on vigilantism.

You may know enough about Mexican drug trafficking to appreciate Mireles» questions; and you may also have strong ethical and political views on vigilantism.

Moral questions about whether the means justify the ends are posed (still possibly the thorniest real issue that the vigilantism of the Batman character raises), and the political and social implications brought up in its grand finale are just stupendous.