General News of Tuesday, 9 April 2019Source: 3news.comVigilantism is inimical to Ghana’s democracy – NPP, NDC agreeplay videoChairmen of the two parties led high-powered delegations into the meetingGhana’s two major political parties have agreed that vigilantism must be eradicated from the democratic system since it is “inimical” to it. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) came to the agreement after an “open” and “exhaustive” deliberation mediated by the National Peace Council (NPC) in Accra. The deliberation followed calls by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to have the two major parties meet to disband their respective vigilante groups. Chairmen of the two parties led high-powered delegations made up of current and former ministers of state into the meeting, which was largely held behind closed-doors. While the ruling party is said to be calling for the eradication of “political party vigilantism in all its ramifications”, the opposition party wants the eradication of “political vigilantism in all its ramifications”.

Source: GhanaWeb April 09, 2019 15:22 UTC