A Faulty Car Can Leave Its Occupants Stranded No Matter How Experienced The Driver Is - Yaw Boateng Gyan
Former National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Boateng Gyan, wants the opposition party to think beyond 2024 if the party wishes to regain power.
To him, it is not about which flagbearer leads the NDC to victory in 2024, but the kind of internal policies and measures they will put together that will result in a resounding electoral success.
Speaking on Okay Fm's Ade Akye Abia programme about the plans and strategies of Dr Kwabena Duffour, a former Finance Minister who seems to be lacing his boots to contest for the flagbearer of the NDC, Mr Boateng Gyan noted that the NDC should not underestimate the capabilities of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) because they are currently beset with nemerous governance challenges.
"We have faced the NPP before and we know what they are capable of doing and that is what we should be looking at as a party. We don't have to sit at the top and assume that the NPP is failing and it is automatic for the NDC to secure victory come 2024.
"The grass root members of the party needs to strengthened and properly resourced to be enable them to be financially independent and managed the party at the polling station and constituency level," he pointed out.
Sounding quote proverbial, the NDC former National Organizer held that, like a car, the NDC needs to be properly serviced to be able to carry its passengers to its desired destination, otherwise it might develop a mechanical fault and leave its passengers stranded by the road side no matter how capable the driver may be.
He also warned against attempts at victimizing certain party members believed to be followers of a particular potential flagbearer.
"We must look beyond 2024 and not act as if we have a driver already to steer the car to victory because that driver has failed to previously carry the passengers to its preferred destination.
"This is not the time we should be looking for some body who will lead the party, we should rather focus our energy on making the party at the grassroots level more vibrant and stop victimizing people who support candidates who aspire to the lead the party.
"When the party descends this downward trend, it will gradually be losing experienced minds who have worked tirelessly since its inception. For me I don't see anything wrong with following a candidate who has worked for the success and growth of the party and thus wants to lead the party," he maintained.
The NDC will elect its flag bearer for the 2024 presidential elections towards the end of 2022 or the early part of 2023 in accordance with its constitution which dictates that a flag bearer should be elected 22 clear months before the general elections when the party is in opposition.
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