By Alex Boye
The newly elected National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Abanga Fuseini Yakubu, has pledged to mobilise four million youth votes for the party in the 2028 general elections.
He said although more than 10 million young people are registered on the voters’ register, he would work to mobilise at least four million of them to support the NPP and help return the party to power.
Speaking in an interview with this paper, Mr Abanga, who is often described as the “Youth Commander”, appealed to all party members to support his efforts to achieve the target.
He also promised to secure five ministerial slots for the party’s youth wings if the NPP wins the 2028 elections and returns to power in 2029.
Mr Abanga attributed the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 general elections to voter apathy, internal wrangling and complacency, and called for an end to such challenges ahead of the 2028 elections.
He further pledged to make the party more attractive to Ghanaian youth through innovative programmes and practical support for the youth wing.
“I am working hard to set up a printing press for the party, buy motorbikes for the youth wings, and purchase pick-ups for the youth on a cluster basis,” he disclosed.
He underscored the need for members of the party to bury their differences and unite to secure victory for the NPP in the 2028 general elections.
The NPP National Youth Organiser pledged to bring innovation, creativity, hard work, dedication and sacrifice to the leadership of the party’s youth wing.
Mr Abanga was elected at the NPP’s National Delegates Conference held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
He secured 1,550 votes to defeat five other contenders. Clement Opoku Gyamfi polled 631 votes, Michael Osei Boateng 78, Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah 46, Vera Oye Bram-Larbi 44 and Alfred Kumi Ababio 25.
