The National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha has boldly stated the 2024 election defeat signals the uncles in NPP must leave the party for the youth.
According to Salam Mustapha, former President Akufo-Addo appointed many young people to his government and they performed well so they are capable of handling the affairs of the party.
Salam Mustapha thanked the oldies for establishing the party but revealed that when the youths need advice they would come to the older generation for advice.
Speaking on Peace FM, Salam Mustapha detailed, “The old generation we thank them, 1992 when they established the party for us, we thank them, but we are the ones holding the party, now it is the party of the youth, our uncles should leave the party for us, and that is what this particular results had communicated to us”.
“We can do it, we are capable, Nana Addo Dankwah appointed a lot of young people who performed well, Abu Jinapor, Sammi Awuku, and Asenso Boakye if I want to mention names we would not finish now.”, he added.
Salam Mustapha further added, “With respect, they should go if we want advice we would come to them for advice for us to work with. This is why I am telling all the youths this is the time to arise and shine this is the time to stake your claim.
Because I won’t go and work then after the elections when there is a victory I will go and mention names that this person also worked, Sammy Gyamfi and the rest that have gained positions it is because the work they did was visible”, he noted.
Meanwhile, in an earlier interview, Salam Mustapha apologised to Ghanaians for the NPP’s failure to deliver on their mandate.
According to Salam Mustapha, he admits there were a lot of mistakes that were made by the NPP during their 8 years in government.
He noted that businessmen, both friends and financiers of the NPP, were angry with the Akufo-Addo Bawumia government.
The NPP youth organiser added, “I admit it, the mistakes were a lot, look, businessmen were angry with us, some of them our friends, financiers, you can go to someone, and he will tell you if he would give his money to you for NPP politics, he would not give it to you”.
“They are there, and we are sorry we hurt them, the youths, a lot of them, they did not get work we are sorry we hurt them, Journalists that we knew were NPP people the way we treated them, many of them are not happy we are sorry”, he added.
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