The General Secretary of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong has said Ghana requires an action-oriented rather than a talking leader to steer the country into progress.

“What we require now is less talk and more action,” the former presidential aspirant said Saturday when he delivered his party’s solidarity message to the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the former’s national delegates’ congress.

“Political leadership must be seen as a privilege to serve society. Indeed, political leadership has to be anchored on pillars of selflessness, sacrifice, and service,” Mr Agyepong said.

He added “What Ghana needs now is a political leadership that is courageous, competent and compassionate.”

“The re-orientation of the political class and the populace at large must be our top-most priority. We need to revive the spirit of love for our country,” he said, adding: “The current waste of our nation’s meager resources must be checked in order to ensure that every pesewa is well-utilised for the benefit of the ordinary Ghanaian.”

The NPP also said despite a promise by President John Mahama to transform the economy this year, “general despondency” has rather been the lot of Ghanaians.

“It is with a heavy heart that I stand here before you. At the beginning of this year, the president H.E John Dramani Mahama assured all Ghanaians that 2014 was going to be a “transformation year”.

“However, events over the past 12 months have paralysed businesses, caused pain, depression and general despondency,” Agyepong stressed.

He said: “The results of recent afrobarometer survey graphically illustrate/confirm the level of degeneration.”