Snap Report - BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIGILANTISM IN GHANAIAN POLITICS
On Wednesday 31st October, 2018, the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) as part of efforts aimed at contributing to the intellectual discourse on major socio-economic and political issues, organised a roundtable on the theme, “Breaking the Cycle of Vigilantism in Ghanaian Politics.” The purpose of the roundtable was to deliberate on effective ways to end the increasing pace of vigilante activities in Ghanaian politics before the upcoming 2020 presidential and parliamentary election.
The roundtable brought together professionals including security experts, law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders. The panelists of the roundtable include; ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, Director, Transformation Programmes Office, Ghana Police Service; Dr. Festus Aubyn, Researcher, Faculty of Academic Affairs, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC); and Mr Emmanuel Sowatey, Independent Security Analyst.