Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo
George Opare-Addo, the Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, has set the record straight regarding his role in the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He emphasized that he has not resigned from his position as the National Youth Organizer of the party while speaking on Channel One’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda, as monitored by MyNewsGh.
“I have not resigned as the National Youth Organizer of the NDC. I am still in post. We will have Congress next year, and I have made my intentions clear that I don’t intend to contest again, but for now, I still serve in that capacity,” he stated.
He reassured party members that other officials, including his deputies, remain in their roles. “None of us have left. Almost everybody is still in post. At our next Congress, many of us who have moved from the party into government will not contest, allowing new people to take over,” he explained.
Addressing concerns about how party officers taking government positions might weaken the NDC, Opare-Addo was confident in the party’s ability to replace leaders.
“The NDC has a lot of intelligent people—people with the right expertise and temperament to lead. If I leave, there are more competent people to take over. I took over from someone and did my job; someone else will do the same after me,” he assured.
Despite holding a ministerial role, Opare-Addo maintains that his commitment to the NDC remains intact. “When I sit at the party office, I am the National Youth Organizer.
“But when I sit here, I am a Minister of State serving every Ghanaian. Poverty doesn’t know political colours, and my job is to develop young people and empower them,” he said.
He further clarified his daily schedule, balancing both responsibilities.
“If you look for me at 6:30 a.m., you will find me at the Youth Office. By 8:00 a.m., I am in my ministerial office, and sometimes after 7:00 p.m., I return to the party office. I know the task I have accepted, and I am fully committed to it.”
