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Mr. Herbert Mensah, a businessman and football administrator, has counseled the youth to exercise restraint to enable the Mills administration find its feet. He has also expressed the hope that things would be better in the coming years.In a wide-ranging interview with Kumasi-based Luv FM, Mr Mensah said as Ghanaians “We should not be disturbed, maybe it is the first year; next year we will see a change in gearing, in a different philosophy.”
He urged President John Evans Atta Mills to involve the youth in decision making so that they can contribute effectively to national development.The former CEO of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club noted that for the government to be successful in its development programmes, the youth must be given the needed attention.Mr Mensah blamed the high unemployment rate on the African continent on selfish ideas pursued by most African leaders, adding, most past African leaders have used their influence to benefit themselves causing hardship among the citizenry.“The youth represent the most important part of Ghana, 70% of the population is under 30; the average age of our rulers is mid 60s going upwards. They are disconnected from the people. I think the people should keep hope; people should not react because the politicians have disappointed them. People should not react because people about 50 and 60 are not thinking about their future."People should understand that their reactions should be based on something objective and creative to take us forward,” he told Luv FM’s Elton John Brobbey.Herbert Mensah also urged President Mills to guard against ethnicity if he wants to be a successful leader.“The reaction against the system should be as Ghanaians, not based on ethnic lines. I have lived and worked since 1983 in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Angola, and I have seen them all disintegrate because politicians do not look after, do not care for the man on the street and the working classes, which is why I advocate for the philosophy of social democracy. Where it is the capitalist, our harnesses are checked and the capital flows can be dispersed and distributed to the have nots.”Story by Isaac Essel/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
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