Private legal practitioner and activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for appointing Malik Basintale into a \u2018bureaucratic\u2019 role, describing the move as a strategic blunder. <\/p>\n In a post shared on his X page on Saturday, August 23, 2025, Barker-Vormawor argued that Basintale\u2019s real political value lies in his ability to mobilise the grassroots and energise young people, not in handling government contracts and bureaucratic duties in Accra. <\/p>\n According to him, Basintale had proven himself as \u201ca revelation\u201d during the run-up to the elections, earning street credibility and mobilising enthusiasm among the youth. <\/p>\n He maintained that politics is driven more by emotions and high-energy civic engagement than by facts and figures, and Basintale\u2019s talents should have been fully harnessed in that space. <\/p>\n NDC did not win Adansi Asokwa seat on merit – KT Hammond<\/p>\n \u201cMalik should have been kept outside government. His full-time job should have been deploying him across the country to rally young people behind government and government policies. He should have been supported and resourced to continue to rally up the base, 24\/7,\u201d Barker-Vormawor wrote. <\/p>\n He warned that shelving Basintale\u2019s talent until election season would be too late, stressing that the NDC had taken its \u201cfoot off the pedal\u201d when it came to mobilisation. <\/p>\n NDC did not win Adansi Asokwa seat on merit – KT Hammond<\/p>\n Baker-Vormawor further lamented that the party\u2019s grassroots now find themselves frustrated, with many young people submitting CVs at party offices for jobs that may never come. <\/p>\n “Unfortunately, the NDC has taken its foot off the pedal. Its massive mobilisation infrastructure is now demobilised. Young men line up their party offices with half literate half formatted CVs, they will never get. <\/p>\n “Malik sits in Accra sorting between Zoomlion contracts and per diem allowances. His true talent wasted; shelved to be deployed just a few months to elections. When it is too late”, he noted. <\/p>\n Barker-Vormawor pointed out the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene as an example of the energy the NDC should be maintaining nationwide. He urged the NDC to return Basintale to the streets with the resources to sustain mobilisation full-time, adding that such bold moves may be uncomfortable for some politicians but are essential for the party\u2019s long-term growth.<\/p>\n Read his post below: <\/b> <\/p>\n A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Pro Bono Legal Impact Fund, that has been supporting a lot of our pro bono work. <\/p>\n We are starting a new pledge list. If you are interested in making a monthly committment for 12 months. Or one off, you can add your name to the list<\/p>\n If\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor (@barkervogues) June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n JKB\/EB<\/p>\n Meanwhile, watch the trailer to GhanaWeb\u2019s upcoming documentary on teenage girls and how fish is stealing their futures below:<\/b><\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/625\/62569488.295.jpg\" "\\"A")
A photo collage of Malik Basintale (L) and Oliver Barker-Vormawor (R)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cSee what Dr Frank Amoakohene is doing in Ashanti? That\u2019s the energy (x 16) you need to maintain generational enthusiasm”, he added. <\/p>\n\n