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The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has encouraged political opponents and the general public to allow the President to steer the affairs of the nation the way he knows best. His warning follows criticism of the President�s ongoing reshuffling exercise in his government. In a matter of two weeks, the President has made significant changes in his government by re-assigning some key ministers and appointed some technocrats to join his government. A political scientist, Professor Astu Aryee, in the wake of the reshuffles, has cautioned that the frequency of the reshuffling exercise could stall development and the implementation of critical policies. Some Ghanaians have also questioned some of the choices of the President asking why he has maintained ministers perceived to have underperformed. Others said the exercise would not yield any positive impact since if all the President had done was to move his ministers around. However, Mr Nketia told Citi FM that the critics and pundits must accept the new ministerial changes and allow President John Mahama to run the country. He described the President as �the coach and he has been watching the match from the sidelines and he has made the changes. Let�s give him the benefit and see how the new changes will impact governance rather than prejudging as to whether they are good or not good.� Meanwhile, the NDC executive are planning a low key celebration of their 22 years in existence as a political party in Ghana. According to Mr Asiedu Nketia, the NDC has been remarkable as a party and as a government. He noted that the party was �relatively young� and had made immense contribution to the democracy and development in Ghana.