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Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, has described the youth as the ultimate kingmakers, admonishing their full participation in the upcoming December 7 general election.
Concerns of voter apathy, economic hardship and misgovernance are emerging as reasons why these individuals may have failed to vote.
The situation has been revealed to be more critical in the upcoming December 7 election, as a survey conducted by the Kufuor Scholars Foundation on voter interest revealed that 43 percent of every 1,000 Ghanaians plan not to vote.
Given the urgency, the Kufuor Scholars Program under the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation has partnered the National Commission for Civic Education to launch a voter campaign exercise aimed at heightening education and awareness on voting during elections.
The former president, John Agyekum Kufuor, speaking at the launch and graduation ceremony of the 2024 batch of the Kufuor Scholars, urged the Ghanaian youth to attend to their civic obligations by ensuring full participation in governance and election of leaders.
“Youth are being churned out every moment from various universities. The supreme authority is in you. The majority, and the youth. You are the ultimate kingmakers.
“Having over 70% of the youth population means that, you [youth] will be unstoppable if you [youth] become committed to doing what is right,” he said.
The Voter Campaign aims to utilize seminars, stakeholder engagements, and community engagements to sensitize the Ghanaian populace, especially the youth, to their civic electoral duties.
The campaign is themed, “Empowering future leaders: Education, democracy and civic engagement”.
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