Senior Communicator for Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu has questioned the narrative that younger politicians should be favoured over older ones, especially within the context of ongoing corruption scandals.
Speaking during an interview on TV3, he argued that age is not a safeguard against wrongdoing, as both young and older officials have been implicated in corruption cases.
“You have younger ones, 54 years, allegedly stealing from us. The cases that are in court—how old are they?” he asked, referencing high-profile prosecutions currently underway.
Owusu cited several examples to back his claims, including individuals from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and Coordinator Buanyo, who are currently facing court proceedings.
“You take the NPA—someone came to say ‘Wallahi, Wallahi’—how old is he? You take Coordinator Buanyo, who is in court facing prosecution—how old is he?”
He also brought up the issue of alleged corruption at the National Service Secretariat, reminding the Attorney General of his promise to take action.
“By the way, the Attorney General has to be reminded that he promised July that they will go to court,” Owusu pointed out.
Challenging the logic behind favouring youth simply based on age, he said:
“If you still want to go ahead with that assumption that it has to be a young person, then you must reconsider your decision. The elderly is stealing, and the young ones are also stealing—allegedly. So we have to go for experience. So that one is debatable.”
Turning his attention to internal NPP politics, Solomon Owusu expressed concern over polling figures showing Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia leading by 52.25%, noting that such figures, while significant, only represent performance in Akan-dominated regions and not a national consensus.
“Looking at these figures, it should be a source of worry to the NPP. Because if you are talking about Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia leading by 52.25%, this is in the Akan regions—this is not a national picture,” he cautioned.
