Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung@ 40 in Ghana they would not be available next time. Therefore, they thought the youth had to wait. After all young people could have another turn. Such people looked upon attempts to capacitate the youth as a revolutionary engagement meant to overthrow the older politicians. They looked at the programme with mixed feelings. There were also those who had genuine fears an interaction between party youth could create conflict. When the idea was first mooted for a training programme which brings together young people from different parties, many people thought it was a recipe for chaos. One party leader said you-net and FES were“building a theater of carnage.” Within the parties, there was a mix of apprehension and anxiety. Some feared their party members would be lured into other parties while some doubted the intensions of the organisers. It took the exceptional leadership skills of certain individuals in the parties to secure the support of their parties. Many people share credit for this effort. But there are some whose contributions must be directly acknowledged. In the New Patriotic Party, Dan Botwe, and John Boadu deserve commendation. In the National Democratic Congress, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, Hon. Kofi Attor, Ludwig Hlodze and Kofi Adams devoted their energy and intellectual resources to make the programme succeed. Bernard Mornah of the People's National Convention, Oteng-Anane of the Convention People's Party, Divine Ankutse of the Egle Party, and the late Alfred Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party will always be remembered. The programme also had to confront youth cynicism about the role of knowledge and skill in leadership progression. A sizable number of young people were losing faith in competence as the key determinant of success. Some thought they had real examples to prove that wealth and family connections were more important factors in defining the potential for success than capabilities. As a result, they doubted how much training could contribute to their success in life. 55