The Menace of Political Party Vigilantism: Reflections from Cape Coast

The Central regional capital of the Cape Coast took its turn to host the CODEO nationwide round table on the menace of political party vigilantism. After fruitful deliberations with our stakeholders at the Ridge Royal Hotel, a formal statement was released via a press confab today. On solutions to curbing this menace, our stakeholders noted […]

The Menace of Political Party Vigilantism: Reflections from Takoradi

CODEO’s nationwide train on the menace of political vigilantism hit the Western Region of Ghana. The oil city of Takoradi hosted CODEOs sixth press confab on Wenesday July 26, 2017 to relay the reflections of from a cross-section of stakeholders in the region. The statement which was presented to the media at the Grand Favor […]

The Menace of Political Party Vigilantism: Reflections from Wa

CODEO’s nationwide train on the menace of political vigilantism made a stop in the Upper West regional capital of Wa. After engaging with stakeholders in four other regions, the CODEO team held the fifth confab on Monday July 17, 2017 at the Nuoyong Empire Hotel in Wa. A statement was released at a press conference […]

The Menace of Political Party Vigilantism: Reflections from Bolgatanga

CODEOs nationwide round table discussion on the menace of political vigilantism hit the Upper East Region of Ghana. At the end of the stakeholder engagement, some suggestions were made on combating this menace. Stakeholders noted that: – Security agencies should be well resourced to be able to deal with the complexities of the vigilante groups. […]

The Menace of Political Party Vigilantism: Reflections from Tamale

Today, CODEO held a press confab to relay the observations of the stakeholders discussion on political vigilantism held in Tamale on July 11, 2017. Stakeholders proposed the organization of a National Security Summit to deliberate, and develop actionable plans to tackle identified threats to the state’s security including tackling party vigilantism. Other solutions submitted included: […]

Codeo Volta Region Statement On The Menace Of Political Party Vigilantism In Ghana

At its post-election national stakeholder workshop, held at Aqua Safari Resort in Ada in the Greater Accra region from March 27-29, 2017, the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) made this subject of political vigilantism one of the pressing post-election issues for discussion and deliberation. This was in recognition of the danger that political party […]

The Menace of Political Party Vigilantism: Reflections from Koforidua

In the first of the nationwide Round Table Discussions on the menace of political vigilantism held on June 23, 2017 in Koforidua, CODEO stakeholders made some suggestions in combating this threat. CODEO calls on all stakeholders, including the political parties, security agencies, and the public at large to, as a matter of urgency, address this […]

CODEO begins public engagement on political party vigilantism

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) will begin a nationwide engagement on the phenomenon of political party vigilantism today Friday, June 23, 2017. The nationwide engagement is in recognition of the dangers that political party vigilante groups pose to the country’s electoral politics and democratic development. The engagements, to be held in all ten […]

CODEO issues a Communique at the end of a Stakeholder Post-Election Review Workshop

The Coalition of Domestic Election observers (CODEO), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), held a lessons-learned workshop from March 27 to 29, 2017 at the Aqua Safari Resort in Ada in the Greater Accra Region to assess the conduct of the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. The workshop brought together […]

CODEO to organize 2016 Post-election Review Workshop

As part of its comprehensive observation and interventions to promote credible and peaceful elections, the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is organizing a three-day workshop to assess the conduct of the 2016 Presidential and General elections. The workshop, which will bring together diverse […]