Vigilantism: NDC slams clergy, CSOs, others over their 'loud silence'

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has lambasted the clergy, civil society groups over what they termed, the ‘’loud silence’’ following the acts of lawlessness and vigilantism.

Addressing the press at the party’s headquarters on Wednesday April 13, 2017, the Chairman, Kofi Portuphy wondered why these groups have kept quiet over the attacks on innocent people yet they became vibrant during the era of the NDC.

“All of a sudden, they have abandoned their neutral outlook. They have ceased being the conscience of the nation. We don’t want to believe the attitude of some clergy and civil society towards the disturbing developments in the political scene in Ghana is borne out of political or ethnic prejudice or is arousing out of hypocrisy and double standards,” he said.

On the recent attack on the Kumasi Circuit Court by the Delta Force, the NDC questioned why the various associations kept mute over previous attacks yet came out to speak against the recent incident.

“Where was the Ghana Bar Association, CODEO, Peace Council when the NPP brought in mercenaries from South Africa to train these terrorist elements. Where was the Peace Council, when after the elections, these NPP elements attacked, burned down and a took over operations of toll booths at Tiafre in the Brong Ahafo Region and in Tema at the Motorway?”

“Where was the GBA when those goons beat up police officers and chased them out of their offices? Where was the peace council when NPP-sponsored goons murdered four NDC activists in different parts in the country in the Western, Central and Upper East Regions?”