General News of Friday, 24 May 2019Source: GNAStakeholders call for end to vigilantism ahead of 2020 electionsFile PhotoStakeholders at a public forum on the Vigilantism Bill have called for efforts to be made to nib the threat of vigilantism in the bud to ensure peace before, during and after the 2020 general election. The stakeholders’ conference comes ahead of the resumption of the House, next Tuesday, June 28, 2019. The object of the Bill is to disband political party vigilante groups and proscribe acts of vigilantism in the country. She said political parties that sponsored or engaged in vigilantism should be banned from taking part in elections. Mr Sammi Awuku, National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, congratulated President Nana Akufo-Addo for his role in the fight against vigilantism.

Source: GhanaWeb May 23, 2019 19:07 UTC