Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has warned that the persistent focus on political score-settling is undermining national development and stalling progress in key sectors, particularly youth employment.
Addressing participants at the Young Commons Forum summit held at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) on Saturday, September 30, the Effutu MP decried what he described as a vicious cycle of political persecution, where incoming governments are more concerned with targeting opponents than fulfilling their policy promises.
“I am sure you are tired of the ‘I do you, you do me’ vicious cycle of political persecutions,” he said. “Instead of political parties proceeding to launch straight into the agenda of their manifesto to better the lives of the people, what politicians often think is that by bringing down their opponents, that would make them clean and popular.”
According to Afenyo-Markin, this practice has become a major obstacle to Ghana’s progress, as it diverts attention and resources away from governance and development priorities.
“Unfortunately, that is leading to an unfortunate situation where Ghana’s progress is still way behind,” he stated.
The Minority Leader also took aim at the current administration, questioning what achievements it could point to nearly a year into its term. He raised concerns over the country’s unresolved youth unemployment crisis and called for answers.
“All too soon December will come and one year will be gone, and the question is: what have they to show? The youth unemployment situation—have they added on to the unemployment, or have they taken more of the youth into employment? These are the real questions.”
He further urged the youth to shift from online partisan attacks and focus instead on holding leadership accountable through constructive engagement.
“Let’s not spend our time on social media abusing one another. Let us spend the time to question policies, show patriotism, and be determined to make Ghana a better place.”
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