A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and now a senior advisor to Alan Kyerematen, Nana Ohene Ntow, has highlighted his leader's commitment to empower the youth and women as a key focus in his political agenda.
According to him, approximately 70% of Ghana's voters are between 18 and 45 years old.
He noted that many of these young voters are not entrenched in the historical political traditions of Ghana's two major parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“You can go and check. Their own loyalty, especially the youth. These are young people, a lot of whom have come out from universities, technical training institutions and haven’t got jobs. And Alan is saying look at my blue print, look at my track records in government.”
“My focus has been creating avenue for jobs. Even as a minister, I have done so much,” he said.
Mr Ntow also observed that Ghanaian leaders, including the former President Kufuor and President Akufo-Addo, had specific policies they focused on during their administrations.
He stated that the former President Kufuor prioritised micro-economic stability, while President Akufo-Addo prioritised free senior high school education and the 'Planting for Food and Jobs' initiative
According to him, these were projects which were very good as they addressed some challenges in the country.
“But Alan comes and tells you that listen, my focus is on something that will radically change the foundations of the economy that we are running. When president Akufo-Addo talked about the Guggisberg economy when he was a candidate and that he was going to change that when he becomes president, I was expecting the kind of change that Alan is talking about.
“Something radical. Something revolutionary. That is when you would say you have moved away from a Guggisberg economy into a new kind of economy. But to a very large extent, we are still sort of locked,” he said.
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