The leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, has pledged to empower Ghanaian youth by involving them in the country’s decision-making processes when he assumes power in the 2024 elections.
Speaking in an interview with Bernard Avle on The Point of View on Citi TV, Bediako expressed concern that the youth have been denied such opportunities for the past four decades.
He criticized the prevailing practice where politicians only use the youth during elections, offering monetary incentives in exchange for votes.
Mr Bediako emphasized the New Force’s commitment to representing the youth, stating, “I think that the New Force is standing for the youth in this country. We believe that in the past four decades, the youth should have the right to be a part of the decision – how and who is going to lead us and how they are supposed to lead us… In the past four decades, between NDC and NPP, there hasn’t been any young person who has stood up with the courage to say that I am coming in, and I am going to become the unifier.”
“That is what I am. I am the unifier between the youth and the government. I am going to be a president who will give the opportunity to young people, first of all, to be a part of the decision of how this country is choosing leaders.”
Highlighting the absence of a young unifying figure in the past four decades between NDC and NPP, Bediako asserted, “I am the unifier between the youth and the government.”
He outlined his vision to be a president who provides opportunities for young people to actively participate in choosing the country’s leaders.
Mr Bediako aims to address the issue of politicians enticing the youth with money for votes, stating, “So we want to eradicate and get rid of people going to the same youth and give them money instead, and after that, there is no development, there is no job creation”.
Through this initiative, he envisions breaking the cycle of reliance on financial incentives during elections and fostering a more engaged and empowered youth in the political process.