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John Mahama says he is delighted by the President's initiative.<\/p>

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Former President, John Mahama has described Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s call for the two major pa"},"modified":"2019-02-22T12:00:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T12:00:56","slug":"asking-npp-ndc-to-meet-over-vigilantism-too-simplistic-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/22\/asking-npp-ndc-to-meet-over-vigilantism-too-simplistic-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking NPP, NDC to meet over vigilantism too simplistic \u2013 Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John Mahama says he is delighted by the President’s initiative.<\/p>\n

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Former President, John Mahama has described Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s call for the two major parties to dialogue on disbanding party militias<\/b>\u00a0\u201ctoo simplistic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the former President, the menace has become complex, therefore, other players must be brought on board.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe peace council, security experts and other players should be bought in,\u201d Mahama told Accra based Radio Gold Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said some members of such illegal groups have infiltrated the state\u2019s security, therefore, the state must find ways to \u201cdelist the vigilantes from the security forces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Akufo-Addo made the call to disband party militia in his third SONA<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

The NDC flagbearer aspirant was speaking in reaction to President Akufo-Addo\u2019s call in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The President said the leaders of the NPP and the NDC should meet as soon as possible, \u201cnext week,\u201d he suggested.<\/span><\/p>\n

If voluntary disbandment by the parties is not feasible, I will initiate legislation on this matter,\u201d he noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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John Mahama commended his arch-rival, saying \u201cI am happy he has taken the initiative but was quick to add the \u201cstructure\u201d the lawyer President was suggesting \u201cis not right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe structure he has taken won\u2019t work. It\u2019s too simplistic. The two parties alone cannot deal with it,\u201d he reiterated.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the tactics for ending party militias \u201cneeds time to be structured properly\u201d and the NDC \u201cwould be ready to take part in any such conversation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

On January 31, some armed men stormed a residence of Delali Kwesi Brempong causing some disturbances. <\/span><\/p>\n

The National Security has claimed ownership, saying the men were deployed on intelligence that arms were being stockpiled there.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The NDC has, however, rebuffed the assertion, claiming that the men are members of the NPP affiliated militia, \u201cInvincible forces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

NDC office shooting<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

On February 18, an altercation between an NDC member and a member of NDC militia, the Hawks, turned fatal after the Hawks member shot the other NDC member.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police are still investigating the incident and have placed a wanted tag on some Hawks members who have been linked to the crime.<\/span><\/p>\n