NPP UK youth wing holds special meeting

A special public forum of the Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party UK to educate

its members on the ongoing supreme court petition and other matters affecting the

youth took place at the City of London Business College, 724-726 Seven Sisters Road,

London N15 5SH on the 13th August 2013.The meeting was well attended by members of

the wing, its supporters and senior members of the

party including executives, namely; Ms. Veronica Heming -Women Organiser, Mr.

Kwabena AfumDankwa and Ms Susan Akomeah, - first and second vice chairperson

respectively, the secretary – Mr.Matthew Kyeremeh, assistant secretary – Mr. Marlon

Anipa as well as the chairman - Mr. Hayford Atta-Kruffi.

The meeting started with opening remarks by the Youth Organiser Godwin Adjei-Gyamfi.

In his opening remarks he told the hundreds of youth and other members of the party

present that the meeting was also about the involvement of the youth in the party

and also in nation building. He stated that whatever possible outcome of the

supreme court petition the youth will have a role to play.

He also said that his vision for the Youth Wing of the UK branch was an effective

youth wing that mobilised support for the Branch and National Party. He further

stated that he wanted the wing to serve as the training ground for future leaders of

the branch, the national party and ultimately Ghana. Further, it was his vision

that the wing will have a separate budget from the branch to co-ordinate its own

affairs.

He said "In brief,ladies and gentlemen, we should aim to build a vibrant, effective

and well resource youth wing in our branch." He challenged each and every youth in

the room to take up the challenge of allowing their hard work to speak volumes and

if they did, they will be rewarded by the people of Ghana. He cited the likes of

honourable K. T Hammond, Isaac Osei, JH Mensah and others as coming through the rank

and file in the wing.

Andrew Owusu a member of the youth wing and the party's communication team said

what is unique about the party was the ability to nurture young talented

individuals – through disciplined and selfless apprentiship to become successful

leaders of our country.

He noted that the NPP are in court today because it believes that “the umbrella

of impunity used duplicated pink sheets and in connivance with Electoral Commission

officials, doctored results to keep NDC in power.” Andrew admonished the youth to

bury their differences and forge ahead in unity to fight for the party’s victory to

be restored by the Supreme Court.

The special meeting was also attended by the former chairman of the NPP Holland

Branch, Mr Kobby Annan, who advised that the party here in the UK should not be

effected by any segregation of its internal structure. He said he was encouraged by

the attendance of not only the youth of this great party but also the participation

of older members of the party as well. He said our young people have the

opportunity to identify themselves with leaders of the party branch here to

purposefully to champion their aspirations and interests. He said he was convinced

that more young people will be attracted to join The NPP UK Youth Wing to

represent a real force in the NPP."

A special message from the National Youth Organiser, Emmanuel Attafuah Danso was

read by Kojo Yankah (Acting Assistant Youth Organiser). He

thanked members of the UK branch for their support and stated that The National

Youth Wing is undertaking a number of activities and programs involving workshops,

training and equipping the youth of the Party for effective and close monitoring of

future elections to avert some of these otherwise avoidable challenges.

Source-Communications Department,NPP UK