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Vigilantism

Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, the spokesperson of the Office of the National Chief Imam launching the ETHICS Against Vigilantism projects at the Christ the King Parish, Accra February 28, 2020. / Kelvin Agboagye

Religious Groups in Ghana Champion for Youth Employment in Fight against Vigilantism

Mar 3, 2020

As eligible voters in Ghana prepare for the December 7 polls, an alliance of various religious groups in the West African nation has launched a campaign project that will see unemployed youth get jobs to eradicate political vigilantism, a vice that has been blamed on jobless youth in the country.

Fr. Lazarus Anondee, the  Secretary General of the Accra-based National Catholic Secretariat (NCS), the Executive Arm of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC)

Church in Ghana Threatens to Campaign against Parties not Committed to Ending Vigilantism

Feb 9, 2020

As the West African nation of Ghana prepares for general elections in December, the Secretary General of the Accra-based National Catholic Secretariat (NCS), the Executive Arm of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), has made known the intention of Church to use her resources to foster democracy by actively campaigning against political parties that do not show enough commitment to ending political violence and vigilantism that has crippled the country for decades.