Strengthening party-govt relations; Sports Minister visits NPP headquarters

In an effort to deepen the relationship between the government and the party, Mustapha Ussif, the minister of youth and sports, recently paid a visit to the NPP’s national headquarters.

It also fits into the party’s efforts to mobilize its membership for a third straight electoral victory in 2024 and to “break the eight,” as the catchphrase goes, by bridging the gap between government appointees and party officers.

During the conversations, Mr. Ussif said that approximately 75% of the 31.8 million people in the nation were under the age of 25, which fueled the government’s resolve to enact many youth-focused reforms.

Interventions

He mentioned that interventions such as YouStart, Green Ghana, various modules of the Youth Employment Agency and the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) had led to employment, training, capacity building and the provision of financial support to the country’s youth.

The Youth and Sports Minister, therefore, encouraged the party to liaise with the appropriate government officials and agencies supervising these youth- centred interventions to ensure their success.

Mr Ussif further encouraged the party to emulate the youth structures of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress which, he said, had been crucial to the party’s long stay in power.

Way forward

The General Secretary of the Party, Justin Frimpong Kodua, who received the minister on behalf of party headquarters, reiterated the point that this initiative of holding regular party-government meetings would be replicated across the country, particularly in the regional capitals.

That, he said, was to provide a platform for government appointees, particularly ministers of state and chief executive officers (CEOs) to interact with party officers and grassroots.

Other appointees are expected to have their turn in the coming weeks.