Outgoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Youth Organiser Salam Mustapha has highlighted reforms within the party’s youth structures, particularly the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON), as part of his record after four years in office.
Reflecting on his tenure, Salam said one of his early priorities was restoring confidence among TESCON members after some executives were prevented from voting in the previous youth elections due to a court injunction.
“I left the stadium befuddled with thoughts on immediate work to resuscitate TESCON, who were denied the opportunity to vote due to a purported court injunction by one of the aspirants,” he said in a post on social media.
He explained that his team later reviewed the number of TESCON chapters across the country, reducing the figure from 295 institutions to 255 for the purpose of the party’s upcoming elections.
“We had to apologise to the TESCON executives and financed my TESCON coordinators to tour the country and verify every single institution.
“We pruned down the number from 295 institutions to the current 255,” he stated.
According to him, newly approved institutions would be fully incorporated after the elections to avoid disputes over the figures.
Salam Mustapha also pointed to the formalisation of TESCON patrons and regional TESCON coordinators as measures introduced to strengthen the student wing.
“I leave behind, proudly, a formalised patrons of TESCON. It was important to do this to encourage and recognise the hard work of patrons in our various chapters,” he said.
He further mentioned the Youth Connect platform, which he said was used to engage young voters across all 16 regions during the party’s campaign activities.
The outgoing youth organiser said he also prioritised campus and community mobilisation through what he described as “campus invasion” and “ghetto invasion” programmes.
“I was in the ghettos and all these are captured on videos,” he added.
Salam Mustapha is expected to hand over the position after completing his four-year term as NPP National Youth Organiser
