Blame NPP if dialogue on disbanding vigilante groups fails - Asiedu Nketia

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has disclosed that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is not ready to help disband vigilantism in this country hence should be blamed if the dialogue fails.

Asiedu Nketia expressed disappointment about the outcome of the meeting saying his expectation was not met due to the demeanor of the ruling party.

Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' programme with Kwame Nkrumah Tikesie, he stated that the government is just doing something to cover up the shame as a result of the Ayawaso West Wuguon by-election violence, therefore not interested and committed to disbanding vigilantism.

According to him “While the NDC called for a broader stakeholder engagements, the NPP maintained that the dialogue should be limited between only NPP and NDC because according to them, both parties are known to have such affiliated militia groups.

". . . but that was a total deceit and betrayal of their initial position because we all agreed to involve stakeholders prior to the meeting, so why do you turn around again saying the dialogue should be limited to only NPP, NDC,”he asserted.

He also maintained that "the opposition NDC is ever ready any day any time to dialogue on disbandment of vigilantism even though I no longer have faith in the meeting because NPP is not committed to it but rather deceiving Ghanaians to cover up their shame which I believed it is unacceptable".

He therefore urged Ghanaians to blame the NPP if the national dialogue to disband vigilante groups does not yield any positive result.