Broadcast journalist Evans Mensah today told the Emile Short Commission probing the Ayawaso violence that there is no desire from the political parties to disband vigilante groups.
The Multimedia Journalist who was testifying at the Commission said these vigilante groups are part and parcel of the political parties hence the difficulty by these parties to halt their activities.
"I don't think there's a political will to end political vigilantism, basically because it's been part of our politics for so many years"
"Having the vigilante groups is a way for parties to keep their footsoldiers active. When in government they can just slip them into the security agencies. It's lucrative for people who keep them"
He added that keeping political vigilante groups comes at risk for the nation when parties lose power.
"Political Vigilantism has become an avenue where political parties keep the vigilantes active by putting them in the various security agencies, it becomes difficult to maintain when the party is no longer in office"
The Ayawaso by-election was characterized by violence when some masked men who have been identified as National Security operatives stormed Bawaleshie where there was chaos.
This chaos led to some 13 people said to be NDC members who were at the house of the NDC candidate Delali Brempong sustaining injuries.
One of the National security operatives was also seen assaulting MP for Ningo Prampram Sam George.
This violence has been condemned by several personalities and the government has set up a commission to investigate.
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