The act of hooliganism put up
by so-called New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters in the Krachi West Constituency
in the Oti Region early this week is reprehensible.
By their action, those who
chased out the District Chief Executive (DCE) are no better than thugs. Taking
the law in their hands and doing what they did constitute a crime for which
investigations must be undertaken prior to their appearance in a court of law.
Our country is ruled by laws
and not by the whims and caprices of individuals. We are excited by the
swiftness of the police in apprehending the suspects.
We demand immediate
investigations into the case without interference from any quarters. We would
be disappointed when some hidden forces pull strings to pour cold water on the
case if they have not started already. When they make appearances in court and
receive the appropriate sanctions, a deterrent will be sent to other bad party
guys.
The nonsense about misbehaving
simply because one belongs to a ruling party should no longer be encouraged in
this country. We have grown past that standard created by the National Democratic
Congress (NDC) when they were at the helm.
NPP supporters should not
follow that smelly path of not being law-abiding. As a people, laws are made to
protect us, and nobody is above these statutes.
It is an affront on the
authority of the President to chase out his appointees no matter the level of
their perceived underperformance.
The issue of underperformance
is not for the party supporters to determine. Sometimes flimsy factors are used
to determine the performance of appointees. We know about Members of Parliament
(MPs) losing their seats simply because there are infrastructural deficits in
their constituencies. These are beyond MPs yet their constituents expect them
to lobby efficiently to bring such developments to their electoral areas.
DCEs can easily be attacked
because they are unable to provide monies for the party supporters who throng
their offices on a daily basis.
It is auspicious that the
action of the hooligans and their subsequent arrest is coming on the heels of
the consensus reached by the main political parties on the subject of
vigilantism in the country.
Vigilantism involves
hooliganism by persons largely doing so to further the interest of politicians
in most cases. The Krachi men easily pass for vigilantes because for them the
DCE must not be holding his position. Their position is at variance with that
of the President who appointed him.
When the law enforcement agents
are not encouraged to do their work under such circumstances, it will not be
long before we witness more serious occurrences in our body-politic.
There are structures to follow
when people are aggrieved over issues. Not following these and doing what the
Krachi men did should not be allowed in any decent society.
We pray that the consensus
reached by the political parties under the aegis of the National Peace Council
is real and not cosmetic. Vigilantism and its associated appendage of hooliganism
should no longer be made attractive so that the nonsense which occurred in
Krachi West and the fatal shooting of an NDC member by his colleague in Kumasi
are consigned to the dark pages of our political history.
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