Don’t live above the law - Asiedu Nketia

Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has attributed the insistent violence perpetrated by vigilante groups under the Akufo-Addo-led government to the absence of discipline and castigation of culprits by government.

According to the General Secretary, New Patriotic Party (NPP) members are being treated as though they are superior to all other Ghanaians and hence deserve to let go even when they put up acts that threaten the peace of the country.

Speaking to the international community at a socialist forum in Germany, Mr. Nketia noted that the upsurge of political vigilantism in Ghana is an element that has the tendency to strip the country of its peace and stability.

“The perpetrators have been encouraged by leadership of their party because they have been allowed to go scot free on a number of occasions regardless of the magnitude of the effects the acts are likely to have on the country.

“These attacks have grown in magnitude and they include attacks on security services, we have incidents where military officers have been lynched by mobs, we have instances where these vigilante groups call themselves variously; Invisible Forces, Delta Forces, etc.

“They invade police stations, break into cells and release suspects because they claim the NPP members are immune to any form of arrest. In other words, they are living above the law because they happen to be members of a party living in power,” he bemoaned.

“The dominance of such violent political groups who seize power in their respective countries should not be undermined, since such factions have contributed to the displacement of lives and settlements across several nations on the globe and hereby should be abolished,” Mr Nketia cautioned.

He called for an intervention in the security affairs of Ghana and urged the government to act appropriately to bring an end to activities of vigilantism in the country.