{"id":217124,"date":"2016-05-26T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=217124"},"modified":"2016-05-26T07:00:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T07:00:42","slug":"lead-campaign-for-change-awuku-to-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=217124","title":{"rendered":"Lead campaign for change &#8211; Awuku to Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Youth Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku has urged the youth to champion the campaign for change in a bid to triumph over the governing National Democratic Congress in the November polls.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Awuku made the call when he joined hundreds\u00a0of Ghanaian youth on AU Day &#8211; May 25 to partake in a health walk organised by the NPP dubbed &#8220;walk for change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The health walk which began at the Ayi Mensah Toll Booth ended at the Peduase Lodge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-217127 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/f42115ca-dccc-4633-8849-95520630ff5c.jpg\" alt=\"f42115ca-dccc-4633-8849-95520630ff5c\" width=\"716\" height=\"403\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sammy Awuku while addressing the youth, urged them to lead the &#8216;change&#8217; that the country seeks this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The youth led the change in Nigeria&#8230;.the youth led the change in Ivory Coast, and it is now the turn of the youth of Ghana to lead the change,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-217126 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/55908050-02c7-452a-963c-1ee390b37304.jpg\" alt=\"55908050-02c7-452a-963c-1ee390b37304\" width=\"716\" height=\"403\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Awuku, &#8220;the change the nation seeks this year is a change from corruption, incompetence, massive unemployment among the youth and insensitivity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are only assured of a brighter future if we kick this government out and bring in the NPP,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>In thunderous shout of &#8220;we want job, we want jobs&#8221; from the massive crowd, the NPP&#8217;s Youth Leader responded, &#8220;then vote for change which will bring you jobs, stable economy and ensure a future we will all be proud of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-217125 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/72df7177-3160-4bef-9988-ec34c0437e41-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"72df7177-3160-4bef-9988-ec34c0437e41\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He urged the youth to continually tell Ghanaian voters to vote NPP flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Sammi Wiafe\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Youth Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku has urged the youth to champion the campaign for change in a bid to triumph over the governing National Democratic Congress in the November polls. 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