Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has said that age plays no role in who becomes president.
He makes the point that Ghanaians look out for a capable person who will deliver.
“The one who is going to prove himself as capable, if he is 100 years old, we will vote for him, age is nothing,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, September 27.
His comments come at a time when the Executive Director of the Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, said that Ghanaians prefer a younger person to be president going into the 2028 general elections.
He says that 64 per cent of the people surveyed in his recent polls say they want a young person who will reflect their youthful exuberance.
“The respondents want somebody who is young,” he said on the KeyPoints on TV3 Saturday, September 27.
“They are looking at recent past, Nana Akufo-Ado was 73 when he became president, but the people want someone who reflects their youthful exuberance,” he added.
Asked what age bracket constitutes young leaders, he said, “I didn’t define what age bracket they mean by young. I will go back to the republic and ask them what they mean by young.”
“The preferences are going towards the younger leaders,” he stressed.
Reacting to this, private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu said on the same show that this news is heartwarming.
“It is heartwarming to see that the majority of the people agree we should have young leaders. The older people have had their time; they should allow the younger ones to take over,” he said.
