The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has stated his party’s readiness to come to the dialogue table over the disturbing issue of political party vigilantism.
Admitting that some members of his party have also created such groups to protect themselves, Mr Nketiah said his party was open and ready for a dialogue with the NPP on how to resolve the issues of vigilantism in the country.
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He took a swipe at the New Patriotic Party for refusing to heed the advice to ban vigilantism completely.
Mr Nketiah who was speaking at the 9th Delegates Congress of his party explained that the refusal of the NPP to heed good counsel is what has brought vigilantism to the level it finds itself currently.
“There have been various acts of violence and vigilantism demonstrated by members of the NPP because our advice for them to ban such groups fell on death ears and now we are witnessing attacks on their own ministers and state officials,” he explained.
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Some 15,000 people, made up of 9,350 delegates and 5,650 observers, are gathered at the Fantasy Dome of the International Trade Fair Centre in Accra for the NDC’s national delegates congress.
This year’s congress is the 9th National Annual Congress of the party.
A record number of 65 aspirants, consisting of 59 males and six females are vying for various national executive positions of the party.