Former Western North Regional Minister, Joojo Rocky Obeng, has praised former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his trust in young, politically active members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), saying his appointment to high office was a natural outcome of the former president’s belief in youth leadership.

Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV‘s Face to Face on Tuesday June 24, he credited the former president for deliberately empowering young party loyalists by placing them in key leadership roles, including ministerial and chief executive positions.

“[Former] President Akufo-Addo naturally comes out as that president who has faith in the young politically active part of his party base,” he said.

According to Mr Obeng, Akufo-Addo’s governance style was inclusive of youth participation and offered an unprecedented number of opportunities to young professionals within the NPP.

“He gave a lot of us opportunities—many were sent into Chief Executive positions, and others into ministerial and deputy ministerial positions. It was just natural that I would be part of the team he would call,” he added.