Private legal practitioner and activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for appointing Malik Basintale into a 'bureaucratic' role, describing the move as a strategic blunder.
In a post shared on his X page on Saturday, August 23, 2025, Barker-Vormawor argued that Basintale's 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.
According to him, Basintale had proven himself as "a revelation" during the run-up to the elections, earning street credibility and mobilising enthusiasm among the youth.
He maintained that politics is driven more by emotions and high-energy civic engagement than by facts and figures, and Basintale's talents should have been fully harnessed in that space. "Malik should have been kept outside government.
