Professor Ephraim Avea Nsoh, a former Upper West and Upper East Regional Minister is worried about what the future holds for young people in the country. Professor Avea Nsoh said it was rather unfortunate that young people in the country are now unable to make decisions, come to conclusions and comment on district, regional or national developmental issues without being overly political about it.
He said should this continue, development would continue to stall while the polarization in society because of partisan politics would deepen.
Professor Avea Nsoh blamed political party leaders and leadership at the various levels for the situation at hand.
He shared these sentiments when he spoke on A1 Radio’s Day Break Upper East.
“You would be surprised that when you speak to a young person on the street who is even finding it difficult to survive, whose parents cannot take care of him dabbling in serious partisan politics. This is because our leaders have confused the day. It is a very sad kind of thing,” he said.
He said politicisation of issues had become so rampant that even when people are arrested for wrongdoings, political leaders intervene, frustrate the process of the law and get the perpetrators free from the charges that would have been preferred against them.
“It is the wrong kind of perception they have put in us so that the little money the MP has given to someone to go to school, the little money that the Minister gives to somebody to buy food, the person becomes crazy and becomes what we call a diehard political supporter,” he said.
Professor Avea Nsoh said once political leaders continue to view and comment on all issues from partisan political perspectives, the youth, who learn from them, would also continue to do same stressing that the situation “is a criminalization of politics”.
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“When I go to my district, I see that a lot and it is so shameful. There are young people who should be thinking about development, who should be thinking about electing people who can lead their development efforts, but unfortunately, they are not doing that. They are choosing leaders because somebody came to pay money or someone came to tell lies,” he said.
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