A Norwegian-based youth activist of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is “sheer sycophancy for the leadership of the NDC and government to pretend all is well in the party”. Ras Mubarak, who lost in his bid to become the National Youth Organiser of the NDC at the party's last Congress in a release he issued on Monday stated that, “masking the differences had all but been counterproductive and what we are seeing now is the result of such pretenses”. He said the battles in the NDC are a supreme example of dysfunction and a wretched way to run a party in government. Mr Mubarak said constant attempts to rip to shreds, people with alternative views to the direction President Mills is leading the country, are feeble attempts to hide the shortcomings of the government. Ras Mubarak, who has consistently criticized President Mills' administration claims that the President no longer has grassroots support and is certainly unpopular with young voters. “His greatest achievement since taking office as President and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is becoming a more divisive figure in the party and country. Not only do young voters and first time voters get put off by his bumbling and disapprove of his performance, so do floating voters and at least half of NDC members and sympathizers”. The youth activist has warned the delegates of the NDC that it would amount to carelessness and recklessness, to put up President Mills as leader again. “I warn that you will have pain when relief and help depend on how far you want to be a bootlicker. I warn that you must not expect work if President Mills is PARTY leader and unlikely re-elected as president,” Ras Mubarak emphasised. According to him, former President John Kufour for all his flaws and penchant for frills has a high grade intellect for politics than John Mills. “President Mills is startlingly inept at politics”. “There will be dire consequences if the (NDC) fields President Mills as its presidential candidate for the 2012 elections. The longer he is president, the clearer it becomes that being a "religious" president doesn't make you a good leader. Delegates must look beyond the promises of vehicles, more contracts and freebies. These are short term solutions to long term problems. The overall interest of the country and party must stand above such freebies,” the party activist said. Story: Jerry Tsatro Mordy/Adom News/Ghana