Opposition is dictating the pace of governance- candidate

An aspirant to the position of National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Lord Commey said in Accra on Tuesday that the opposition was dictating the pace of governance by constant criticism of the government policies.

He therefore promised to organise party loyalists, especially the youth, train and equip them with the necessary communication skills to defend and explain government policies to Ghanaians.

He said: "we are worried that a minister spends three to four hours debating and defending government policies. The ministers will have to be in their ministries to do their work. We the youth have to go round to defend the policies."

Mr. Commey made the remarks after launching his campaign to contest the position of National Organiser of the NPP. The launch was under the theme: "To Keep Your Hopes Alive."

The position of National Organiser became vacant following the appointment of Major Courage Quashigah (rtd) as the Minister of Food and Agriculture.

The party will hold its national delegates' conference on August 25, at the University of Ghana, Legon to elect new national officers.

The race for the position of National Organiser got hotter with the launch of a similar campaign in Accra by Mr Mustafa Abdul-Hamid a 30-year-old marketing consultant last week.

Mr Commey is the Deputy Regional Secretary for the Greater Accra Region and a member of the National Youth Wing.