[ 2014-10-28 ]

Former SIC Board Chair eyes NDC Vice Chair post
A member of the National Democratic Congress
(NDC), Max George Cobbina has expressed interest
in contesting for the Vice-Chair position ahead of
the party’s upcoming congress.

Mr. Cobbina, who is said to have been operating at
the sidelines of the party together with some
others as a think-tank, hopes to win one of the
six available seats for the position of Vice-Chair
and impart his knowledge and experience to the
youth whom he believes, hold the key to the future
success of the country.

Posters of the former SIC Board Chairman
indicating his intentions are springing up across
the country.

He is likely to face stiff opposition from some of
the known faces in the umbrella family including
the former Attorney-General, Betty Mould-Iddrisu,
Danny Annan, former CEO of Accra Hearts of Oak,
Harry Zakour, former MP Alhaji Sinare and former
Minister of Education, Lee Ocran.

Speaking with journalists, Mr. Max George Cobbina
said he took the decision with the sole aim of
inspiring the youth who are desirous of making it
in life, but are jobless and walloping in abject
poverty.
“I am looking at the concerns of the youth. I
believe majority of them are going through the
same things that I went through – lack of
opportunities to further their education, poverty
among others. I believed in myself without
stepping on the shoulders of another person and
that is what I want the Ghanaian youth to do”,
he noted.

According to him, one of the key things he would
be using his position to canvass for if given the
opportunity by the party’s delegates, is to
ensure that the capacities of the youth are
built.

“So, for the governing NDC, we need to train our
future doctors, nurses, engineers, teachers,
bankers and others. We have to give them
opportunities now”, argued the former CEO of
Ghana Reinsurance Company.

He said it was about time the youth of the country
were brought on board to be part of
decision-making, noting that “as well as we are
political, we must also be nationalistic in our
approach”.

Reverse brain-drain

Commenting further, he said it was very important
to embark on a major reverse brain-drain exercise
to give the “kids the opportunity to learn from
the sons and daughters of mother Ghana” who have
been very successful in their various careers
abroad.

This, he said, was very vital looking at the
prospects of the country, noting “we should make
sure these kids get a mentor. China and India are
where they are today as a result of the reverse
brain-drain”.

Mediator

He promised to be accessible to all those will
call on him to share his experiences with them
just as he did when he was the Western Region
Coordinator for the NDC in 1996. He also promised
to be a mediator in issues and help resolve
amicably, internal conflicts that may arise as
well as ensure that the party’s rules and
regulations are strictly adhered to.

Mr. Max Cobbina is Founding Member of the NDC in
USA. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the
NDC Think-Tank, USA.

He was a member of the NDC Communications Team
under Mr. Spio-Garbrah. He is currently the
Chairman for NDC, Rabbit branch of Dome-Kwabenya.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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