Two private legal practitioners, Kofi Bentil and Martin Kpebu, have all said that the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, should not be ruled out in the contest to become a flagbearer for the NDC in the 2028 elections.
Kofi Bentil described Asiedu Nketia as an experienced politician who has been around for a long time.
“Asiedu Nketia is one of the smartest politicians, you will always underestimate him, but he knows what he is about,” he said on the KeyPoints on TV3 Saturday, September 27.
Kpebu also said, “Too early to discount Asiede Nketia, he has been in the trenches for a very long time.”
They were reacting to the poll by the Executive Director of the Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, which said that Ghanaians prefer a younger person to be president going into the 2028 general elections.
He says that 64 per cent of the people surveyed in his recent polls say they want a young person who will reflect their youthful exuberance.
“The respondents want somebody who is young,” he also said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, September 27.
“They are looking at recent past, Nana Akufo-Ado was 73 when he became president, but the people want someone who reflects their youthful exuberance,” he added.
Asked what age bracket constitutes young leaders, he said, “I didn’t define what age bracket they mean by young. I will go back to the republic and ask them what they mean by young.”
“The preferences are going towards the younger leaders,” he stressed.
Reacting to this, private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu said on the same show that this news is heartwarming.
“It is heartwarming to see that the majority of the people agree we should have young leaders. The older people have had their time; they should allow the younger ones to take over,” he said.
Source:3news