A Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dan Botwe has called on government to support political parties in the country.
According to him, “It’s very important” because political parties produce people who take up leadership positions in the country hence they need to help them improve on their skills.
“Political parties serve as a training ground for leaders,” he added.
Political parties and politicians sometimes borrow huge sums of money or their valuable assets only to secure money to run electoral campaigns.
Some believe this leads to the mismanagement of public funds in their bid to defray such cost.
Dan Botwe explained that the country could suffer if such politicians become leaders of the country.
“If you don’t support them to enhance their skills and they win power they will govern anyhow and it is the county that will suffer. Lets take political party administration seriously,” he urged.
He said that the support may not necessarily be financial.
He added that it is the same people who manage the political parties in the various constituencies are the same who later end up as ministers, district chief executives and the like.
Dan Botwe who is also a Member of Parliament for Okere Constituency was speaking on Asempa Fm’s Ekosii Sen progromme on Monday.
By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana