Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah a Ghanaian media personality has boldly declared the New Patriotic Party(NPP) youths are taking the party from the old men.
According to Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, some ministers under the former Akufo-Addo government have moved to live abroad neglecting the party after the 2024 election defeat.
In a video shared by NPP Projects Bureau’s X account on April 7, the outspoken media personality stated on his For The Records show, “You were a minister, but you’ve moved to live abroad. If you don’t defend the party now, when we win power, do not come with your English and education to claim any position in the next government.
“If you go and sit somewhere and cross your legs, while others work for the party, do not aspire for any position when NPP comes to power or else we will beat you up”, he added.
Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah further stated they the youths are going to take the NPP away from the old men.
He added, “The party we are taking is from the old men, Do you think you are the only one who has acquired degrees and master’s certificates? Do not come here with your shoes and socks to demand any position, because we also have the academic qualifications you claim to have,”
“Whether you like it or not, we will wrestle power from the NDC. Have you seen what Mahama and the NDC government are doing?” he asked.
Meanwhile, the National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha has boldly told the old people in the NPP to leave the party for the youths.
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.
He asserted that the 2024 election defeat is communicating to the NPP that the old people must leave the party for the youth.
Salam Mustapha revealed that when the youths need advice they would come to the older generation of the NPP.
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.
Additionally, a fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Kwame Asiedu Sarpong, has warned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) becoming obsolete shortly.
According to him, the party’s current political strategy will become its undoing if it does not quickly take steps to reassess it.
His warning comes not long after Global InfoAnalytics released a National Tracking Poll, which paints a vivid picture of a rapidly changing political landscape in Ghana.
Watch the video below:
“Do not aspire to any position if you are unable to defend the party while in opposition”
– Okatakyire Kwame-Afrifa Mensah slams Former Appointees pic.twitter.com/wcoHUJhOAk
— NPP Projects Bureau (@BureauNpp) April 6, 2025
