{"id":607809,"date":"2019-04-16T23:53:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T23:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<figure class=\"fff post-thumbnail\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img class=\"post_layout_5_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/President-Akufo-Addo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ministers, MPs who violate"},"modified":"2019-04-16T23:53:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T23:53:11","slug":"ministers-mps-who-violate-anti-vigilantism-law-wont-be-spared-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/16\/ministers-mps-who-violate-anti-vigilantism-law-wont-be-spared-nana-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers, MPs who violate anti-vigilantism law won&#8217;t be spared- Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"fff post-thumbnail\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post_layout_5_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/President-Akufo-Addo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ministers, MPs who violate anti-vigilantism law won\u2019t be spared- Nana Addo\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mom-ads-wrap  \">\n<div class=\"mom-ads ads-layout-rotator ads-rotator-id-942\" style=\"width:728px; height:90px;\">\n<div class=\"mom-ads-inner\">\n<div class=\"mom-ad\" data-id=\"1236\" style=\"width:728px; height:90px; \">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"appear\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/Say-yes-to-ads-Banner-728-X-90.jpg\" alt=\"Right Below Featured Image\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo is warning that persons who break the soon to be passed anti-vigilantism law will be severely dealt with irrespective of their social or political status.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst mounting a spirited defence for the vigilantism bill, Nana Akufo-Addo was optimistic that the law will eradicate the activities of political militia groups once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at Sankore in the Asunafo North District of the Ahafo Region as part of his 4-day tour of two new regions in that part of the country, Akufo-Addo expressed confidence that vigilantism will not be experienced in the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Bill, when passed, will ensure that not only the people who are inciting the violence will be punished, but also the powerful people behind them will face the full extent of the law. Once Parliament passes this bill, everyone involved in vigilantism will face the law \u2013 whether you are a Minister, Regional Minister, MP or not, once you are implicated, you will be prosecuted,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-503935\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/President-Akufo-Addo-with-the-1st-Vice-Chair-of-the-NPP-in-Ahafo-Region-Abronye.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cycle of political violence\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President said the cycle of politically related acts of violence and vigilantism that occurs in Sankore, in the Asunafo South Constituency of the Ahafo Region, is soon coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p>According to President, the Vigilantism and Related Offences Bill, which is currently before Parliament, when passed, should deal effectively with the worrying phenomenon of vigilantism not only in Sankore, but in all parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his disgust at the spate of politically motivated violence in Sankore, he indicated that \u201cthis cycle of violence taking place in Sankore ends today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-503937\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/President-Akufo-Addo-arrives-at-Sankore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>He assured residents that, as opposed to what happened in the run-up to the 2016 elections, where Sankore became a hotbed for clashes and attacks on residents, \u201cin the 2020 elections, I give you my personal promise, it will not happen here in Sankore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo added that persons who resort to the use of violence to win an election are, automatically, not the people\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf you are, then there is no need to intimidate people into voting for you. The people themselves will rally together to vote for you. That is what we want to see here in Ghana \u2013 peaceful, free elections. If you are going to rely on violence and bloodshed, then it would appear that you are not the one the people want. I repeat, this will not happen again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The President continued, \u201cWe are not going to allow Ghanaian politics, Ghanaian democracy, to be compromised by these acts of violence and thuggery. It will not happen again. Since October (2018), we have not heard any news of political violence in Sankore. We will continue to monitor the situation. I also call on you to be alert, and help me to ensure that peace continues to reign here in Ghana, especially here in Sankore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: citinewsroom.com |Ghana<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo is warning that persons who break the soon to be passed anti-vigilantism law will be severely dealt with irrespective of their social or political status. Whilst mounting a spirited defence for the vigilantism bill, Nana Akufo-Addo was optimistic that the law will eradicate the activities of political militia groups once and for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":607811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-607809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ministers, MPs who violate anti-vigilantism law won&#039;t be spared- Nana Addo - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/16\/ministers-mps-who-violate-anti-vigilantism-law-wont-be-spared-nana-addo\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Ministers, MPs who violate anti-vigilantism law won&#039;t be spared- Nana Addo - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"President Nana Akufo-Addo is warning that persons who break the soon to be passed anti-vigilantism law will be severely dealt with irrespective of their social or political status. 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