[ 2017-03-27 ]

Osahen Kwadwo Boakye-Djan,leading member of the National Democratic Congress

I’ll sue for disbandment of vigilante groups - Boakye-Djan
A leading member of the National Democratic
Congress, Osahen Kwadwo Boakye-Djan has threatened
to head to court to seek the disbandment of
vigilante groups in the country.

Although the constitution speaks against the
formation of private armies in the country, these
groups, which include, among others, Action
Troopers, Invincible Forces, Kandahar Boys, Azorka
Boys, have gradually become an entrenched presence
in the country’s politics, policing party
officials and seizing public facilities and
offices in the name of securing such
installations.

The latest of these actions was taken by members
of the Delta Force on Friday 24 March when they
stormed the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council
to stop Mr George Agyei, who has been appointed as
the regional security coordinator, from performing
his duties.

According to them, they cannot work with Mr Agyei
since he did not play an active role in the 2016
campaign that brought the NPP into power.

Contributing to the discussion on the Executive
Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Monday 27
March, Major Boakye-Djan (rtd) was surprised
members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP)
would encourage vigilante groups when it was
against the constitution.

“The constitution, for instance, prevents
anybody from setting up a private force in this
country…and I’m surprised that a party of
lawyers – the aggregate of lawyers in NPP is
greater than all the others put together – will
allow private armies to be set up when the
constituency is very express on that. I will be
talking to my national executives to seek
permission to take the case to court that nobody
or group of people must be allowed to set up a
private force or army in this country. It’s not
allowed,” he told show host Moro Awudu.

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel
Okudzeto Ablakwa, is also advocating the
disbandment of vigilante political parties in the
country whilst former Gender, Children and Social
Protection Minister Nana Oye Lithur has charged
President Akufo-Addo to ensure that the spate of
vigilante group attacks is curbed.

Source - classfmonline.com

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