A former constituency secretary of the New Patriotic Party has urged the party’s youth not to rise to the defense of ex-president John Agyakum Kufuor. According to Haruna Mahama, Mr. Kufuor neglected the youth of the party during his reign as president and do not deserve any sympathy in his torrid days in transition. Ex-president Kufuor has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons with some members of the Ga-Dangme youth threatening to eject him from his office accommodation. The controversy over the Chinery-Hesse committee report which recommended what people describe as lavish ex-gratia for the Ex-president and other former government appointees appears far from over. In the heat of these challenges, Mahama Haruna said the youth must concentrate on other important things. Speaking to Citi News on Thursday, Mahama claimed Mr. Kufuor rejected his application for the District Chief Executive for Bole and rather chose an NDC sympathiser. He lauded President Mills whose appointments have been pervaded by the youth. In a reaction, John Kumah an NPP activist said Mahama’s comments were not only misguided but “ignorant.” He said the comments were sour grapes from a rejected DCE and cautioned him against waging a crusade against ex-president Kufuor. Mr. Kumah stressed such campaign will be detrimental to the ambition of Mahama Haruna who is said to be interested in the position of a National Organiser. For a president who introduced, National Youth Employment Programme, and Free Education for the youth, Mr. Kumah insists, that president cannot be said to have neglected the youth. Story by Nathan Gadugah/ Myjoyonline