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24-year-old Desmond Decker is being discouraged for being too ambitious

“I should tell you, [you don’t know] the number of people who have called to tell me that maybe I am being too ambitious and maybe I should wait a little.”

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According to him, he has had to deal with words of discouragement from his peers since he made known his intention of vying for the position.

Mr. Decker picked up nomination forms earlier this month to run for the position of Council of State member for the Greater Accra Region.

The 24-year-old, who works as a journalist with Accra-based Class FM, will be the youngest man to be elected onto Ghana’s council of State board if he manages to convince the electorates to vote in his favour.

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He has already made strides in his quest and has been backed publicly by seasoned personalities like Kojo Addae-Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of Databank Ghana, and the 2012 Presidential aspirant of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr. Michael Abu Sakara.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Pulse.com.gh, Mr. Decker said although there are people supporting him in his historic bid to become a Council of State member, he has also had to deal with detractors who are “trying to discourage” him.

“I should tell you, [you don’t know] the number of people who have called to tell me that, maybe, I am being too ambitious,” he said.

“They say maybe I should wait a little, and wait till my time comes. And I tell them that why not now? Why can’t a 24-year-old young journalist vie for this position?

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“And so I’m hearing it and it surprises me that even people of my age are trying to discourage me from going for this position instead of going for this position, instead of encouraging me. And I’ve spoken to people who advice me, people who are very close to me and I told them what I wanted to do. And so they are also supporting me, so I’m not backing down.”

Mr. Decker will be contesting against 18 other people for a chance to represent the Greater Accra Region on the Council of State.

The core duty of Council of State members is to serve as an advisory body to the president.

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