Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has reacted to his recent appointment to the newly formed manifesto committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia.
Gyan, with his experience, has been appointed chairman of the NPP’s Youth and Sports Sub Committee.
His appointment was contained in a press release signed by the Communications Director for Bawumia’s campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Sharing his reason for accepting to be on the committee, he stated that he believes his level of expertise in sports can contribute to the development of sports in the country.
“When I look back at my career, my highs, my low, my failures, and my successes, I think I have enough experience and the techniques to contribute to sports,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
He highlighted how important it is for experienced players to get involved in sports administration since, in his opinion, it will allow them to contribute to the development of the sport.
“I always ask myself, how do we create change if we don’t want to change? How do spectate without being on the bench and how do we score without being on the field? How do we pass on the baton to the next generation if we don’t share our experience, how do we achieve without a clear path ahead? I believe that with collective experiences, we can orient the next generation to do better than what we did. We can give hope where hope is lost and we can inspire when all hope seems lost,” he added.
Gyan joins the likes of Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, Dr. Gideon Boako, Michael Ocquaye Jnr, Juliet Asante and a host of others on the committee.
The committee shall be responsible for undertaking a holistic review of the party’s 2016 and 2020 manifestos and engaging all relevant stakeholders to come up with a pragmatic 2024 manifesto.
Source:myrepubliconline
