The Youth Wing of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), is set to elect its leader this Saturday and signals being picked by The New Crusading GUIDE indicate PaaKwesi Brew Yalley, an accomplished entrepreneur, is likely to unseat the incumbent Ludwig Hlodze for the coveted position.
Party bigwigs have been dazzled with the maturity of PaaKwesi Brew Yalley and have told this paper �the party�s interest would be well served when we have a youthful but matured and dynamic person like him (Brew Yalley) to lead the youth at this time�.
However, before Paa Kwesi as he is affectionately known, becomes the new National Youth Organiser of the NDC, he has to parry away the challenge from Prince Kassim, Sidi Abubakar Musah and the incumbent Ludwig Akpene Hlodze.
In an interaction with this paper after going through the vetting process, Paa Kwesi called for a paradigm shift in the role of the party's youth wing for it to become an integral organ for national development.
He said the NDC youth wing is an integral and autonomous organ of the party hence it has been accorded a national executive recognition and therefore needs a dynamic leader who can meet the aspirations of the Ghanaian Youth.
According to him since the youth wing represents the backbone of the NDC and for that matter the government, it should adopt dynamic mechanisms of engagement.
He said his decision to contest the position was influenced by his experience as a team player, with exceptional business acumen. He said the party had gotten to a crossroad where experienced people in political administration and business were needed to bring their experience to bear by way of giving practical ideas to address the needs of the party foot soldiers in the wake of constant criticism of the government by its own.
According to him when given the nod as the National youth Organizer of the NDC, he will work to ensure that the welfare of the youth and foot soldiers of the party are well catered for through the provision of employable skills.
�The NDC government has provided so many avenues for the youth of this country to take advantage of but because many of us lack the entrepreneurial skills we are not able to benefit from the policies. I will form a team from among the NDC youth who are well versed in drafting of proposals so that others will also benefit from their experience� he stated.
He said under his tenure the youth wing of the party will be re-branded to move from being visible only during electioneering campaigns to a vibrant organ contributing to national development. The NDC Youth Organiser aspirant said he will use his experience as an entrepreneur to mentor the youth through the introduction of skills-based jobs.
"I have a demonstrable record and had been a strong voice for the party in the Central Region in the last elections and will continue to do that to get everybody to appreciate the NDC and believe in its capability of creating a better Ghana for all," he said.
According to Paa Kwesi Brew Yalley, he was one of the pillars of the NDC in the Central Region in the last elections who secured massive victory for the party in the region. He enumerated some of his sacrifices to the party to include providing logistical support to the Central Regional Secretariat of the party and support to the campaign machinery of the various parliamentary candidates of the NDC in the Central Region.
He described himself as a team player who would help to inject vibrancy into the party and that he would work to ensure that the youth organ of the NDC is functional to win more votes for election 2012 as according to him his social networks cut across the political divide.
He said he would reach out to the foot soldiers and sympathizers of the party in a persuasive manner. "I will ensure information flow to make our youth and foot soldiers feel part of the party�, he promised.
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