Political parties are like schools that admit students every academic year. The more attractive the school, the higher the quality of students it recruits. In the school situation, students graduate to make way for others to be admitted. Some schools start with just six (6) students and in four years, boast of five hundred (500)students. The higher intake is mostly dependent upon the calibre of teachers, performance of students in sports, academics and social interactions. The increase in student population can not be done without a commensurate expansion of facilities. In political parties too, party offices and membership should expand simultaneously.
There is however a difference between politics and a school. Where as senior students readily exit after a period of study, the politician rather wants to be knocked out of the institution as though he/she is in a boxing ring. In their desire to stay (in fact over stay), they adopt words like 'experience or inexperience'; whichever suits their statement, 'poor or rich', 'small boy or big man' but all these are irrelevant in a political discourse. The electorate want to see development, gain recognition for their toil, innovations for future life improvement and assurance of a brighter life for generations yet unborn. Senior polititians creat hedges around the corridors of power to prevent the youth from entering. Some of them sometimes say if you get the youth better employment, they come back to challenge you. Is that the case? Training the youth increases the skilled labour pool to ensure rapid development. Any leader who sabbotages youth empowerment must not be permitted to continue to lead.
Busay is a very hard working National Democratic Congress (NDC)delegate and member from Kwamekrom in the Biakoye constituency. He is fearless and honest. He loves the NDC and Biakoye. He longs for change in leadership but he has a fear. The fear that most of our delegates are outside the youth bracket and may not believe in the youth for a BETTER GHANA. They may believe in the saying that 'wisdom lies in grey hair'. This has been his fear and the fear of most youth in the Biakoye constituency towards the NDC primaries. He and others like him do not want the NPP to win any more seat in the Volta region so they are scared by the threat of the electorate especially women and youth to vote for the NPP candidate if the status quo is maintained. In election 2000, the people of Akan, issued a similar threat but the situation was saved by the NDC primaries losing candidate going independent. Unfortunately, he (Rashid Bawa) crossed carpet and was punished in 2004. Biakoye youth will not want to lose their seat nor will they want any youth action from delegates' inaction.
Already, there have been some untruths about my candidature with regard to my age and education. This is the more reason why I consider Dr Paa Kwasi Nduom's (Probably, the first time I am taking his statement serious because it favours me) call for about 50% of Members of Parliament (MPs) to be elected in election 2012 to be below 35 years as long overdue. My only worry is that I am outside that bracket. This is why I consider any statement to the effect that I am a 'small boy' as outrageous and should be treated with the contempt it deserves. I am well educated and duly certified but these are not what the electorate need. They need ACTION and action NOW. The disrespected and disregarded youth will always be in the majority and what they desire should be granted.
I implore every youth of Biakoye who has this same fear to walk to a delegate to ask for a vote for the youth. A trusted representation of their views based on broad consultation with constituents. This is a vote that will give voice to the voiceless and engage the relegated. Campaign for votes for DENNIS OFORI-ASIEDU; your surest bet to a united and peaceful BIAKOYE.
With this kind of massive action from the youth, imploring our fathers, mothers, uncles, aunties and grand parents to hand over the baton to us, the fear of disrespect for youth ability will be deleted.
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT DENNIS OFORI-ASIEDU ON 21 JANUARY 2012 to ensure massive support for NDC and Prof. John Evans Atta Mills in election 2012.
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