Don’t answer NPP with aggression – George Opare Addo urges NDC to choose ideas over confrontation

George Opare Addo, the Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment and National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for selecting new national executives. However, he urges the NDC to consider its future, warning that Ghanaian politics may be veering towards confrontation, aggressive mobilisation, and political combat instead of ideas and national consensus.

In a statement titled "What has become of Ghanaian politics?", Opare Addo emphasizes the need for respect for political party choices while posing questions about the direction of political mobilisation in Ghana. He distinguishes between being politically tough and being politically violent, and between mobilisation and intimidation.

Opare Addo reflects on the 2022 NDC leadership change under Johnson Asiedu Nketia and Fifi Kwetey, highlighting how it helped the party rebrand, reach new demographics, and secure electoral victories. He advocates for the NDC to steer clear of responding to the NPP’s new leadership style with aggression, warning against becoming a replica of the NPP.

Instead, Opare Addo encourages the NDC to choose a modern, intellectually confident, inclusive leadership capable of inspiring the youth without weaponising them. He concludes by urging both the NPP and NDC to reflect on their respective paths and to choose leaders who can build the kind of Ghana they envision, emphasizing that an NDC should be fierce in competition but responsible in power.