NPP National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha
Salam Mustapha, the opposition New Patriotic Party’s national youth organiser, has asked the party’s elders to entrust the youth with its management.
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM, the National Youth Organiser demanded that the old generation of party members allow the youth who have proven their worth to steer the affairs of the party while falling on them for aparty’s affairs while relying
“With all due respect, we are grateful to the old generation for founding the party for us in 1992. Now we have taken charge; now it is a youth party. So our uncles should leave the party for us. That is what this particular result has communicated to us,” he stated.
He emphasized that the NPP, as a party, is blessed with a good number of capable youthful individuals who have the qualities to restore the party to its glory following the defeat suffered by the NPP in the 2024 general elections.
“If we want advice, we will come home and greet and then seek their advice to work with. That is why I am challenging the youth that this is the time to rise and shine, this is the time to stake your claim,” he stated.
The NPP lost the 2024 presidential election to the National Democratic Congress. The NDC also claimed a significant victory in the parliamentary election.
Post-election, several factors have been cited aSeveral’s defeat. However, leading members of the party have lar after the electiongely attributed the defeat to voter apathy.
As part of a reorganization effort, the party has since commissioned a fact-finding committee to investigate the election outcome.
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