Several youths from the Ketu North Constituency in the Volta Region, believed to be affiliated with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), have recently defected to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Their decision is rooted in their dissatisfaction with what they perceive as the inept leadership of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government.
On January 11, 2024, the group formally announced their shift in allegiance. Some of these youth, who held key positions within the NPP in the region, expressed their inability to continue supporting a government they deem unsuccessful.
Bernard Akpabli Agbeli, a former youth organizer of the NPP in the area, conveyed their collective stance in an interview with Citi News.
“Already, I have declared my total support for John Mahama and the NDC. We will campaign for them, and we will make sure that we win the presidential and will form the majority in the parliamentary election. I was the polling station youth organiser, formerly polling station organiser; I was constituency youth organiser as well.”
“So I’ve served this party [NPP] for about 27 years now. Everybody knows me very well in the Volta Region here, and the leadership of the party in the region also knows me; they know how hard-working I am. This government is not ruling us well. So it is because of that I took this decision,” he said.
Source – citinewsroom.com
