The immediate past General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong has welcomed the decision by President Akufo-Addo to call on Ghana’s main political parties to join forces to ensure that violent vigilantism becomes a thing of the past.
According to him, the swiftness of President Akufo-Addo to intervene in the issue of vigilantism shows he is a listening president.
“I was very glad when I heard Nana Addo speaking about vigilantism even to the extent of calling on the two parties to deal with the issue immediately else he would take action.
I only urge NDC and NPP to listen to the President and deal with the matter once and for all,” he stated.
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Delivering his third State of Nation Address to Ghanaians in Parliament on Thursday, President Akufo-Addo said political vigilantism could destabilise the peace in the country.
He, therefore, called on the leadership of the NPP and NDC to do the needful by disbanding their respective vigilante groups.
“I want to use this platform to make a sincere, passionate appeal to the leaders of the two main political parties to come together, as soon as possible, preferably next week, to agree on appropriate measures to bring an end to this worrying and unacceptable phenomenon of vigilantism in our body politic,” the President said.
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Commenting of the President’s call on Adom FM’s morning show, “Dwaso Nsem” Friday, Rev. Dr Opuni-Frimpong stressed that the two political parties were beneficiaries of the activities of political vigilante groups hence the time had come for all Ghanaians to rise and say no to vigilantism.
To him, two main political parties will need a mediator who would be trusted by both parties in order to see a lasting solution to the menace.
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He asked that the various vigilante groups should not just be disbanded but also disarmed, describing the phenomenon as a threat to Ghana’s democracy, which should not be tolerated.