The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has raised concern over Mahama’s unwillingness to show commitment to ending vigilantism within Ghana’s political space.
The Communications Director of the NPP, Yaw Buaben Asamoa was responding to Mr. Mahama’s allegations that the NPP has failed to ensure a peaceful political atmosphere.
He accused Mr. Mahama of rather deliberately stifling efforts aimed at eradicating political vigilantism.
“Sometimes, when he talks, it is as if he has forgotten about yesterday and he assumes we all forget when we have not. If he has forgotten, let me remind him. Following what happened at Ayawaso West Wuogon, he went ahead to have a meeting with international diplomats, he lied about incents that had not happened. Why did he lie to international diplomats with his footage about what had not happened? When the president was urging political parties to have a dialogue about political party vigilantism, he never said a word,” he said on Eyewitness News.
Mr. Asamoa maintained that the former President’s assurance to ensure law and order can only be described as a joke.
“John Mahama never said a word during the dialogue between the two political parties about political violence and vigilantism. These were things to reduce political violence in this country and today, he has the effrontery to accuse somebody of being a bad boy and sending vigilantes when he is always presuming violence. This is the same Mahama and he thinks we can take him seriously about these things he has been saying? Let us get serious, the governance of this country is a very serious business”.
Source: GhanaFeed.com