By:tntnewspaprgh.com
Baffour Asare Bediako Centence has solidified his bid to lead the Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) as he successfully submitted his nomination forms last Friday, 17th July, 2026.
According to him, he is battle-ready to lead the party’s youth to embark on an aggressive membership drive, especially among the youth group to vote for the party’s flagbearer, Mahamudu Bawumia, and all its parliamentary candidates.
Speaking to journalists after going through the nomination-filling process at the DMB Ashanti Regional Secretariat, Centence emphasised that “our party (NPP) needs a strong, bold leader to re-energise its youth base and secure victory in the 2028 general election.”
Baffour Asare Bediako Centence
The regional youth organiser hopeful is said to be enjoying strong influence and mobilisation, especially among the general youth of the party.
He believed that NPP must urgently address gaps in youth mobilisation if it is to regain power, citing low turnout and disengagement among young party members in the run-up to the 2024 polls.Baffour Asare Bediako Centence said the NPP’s traditional stronghold cannot afford another election cycle with an unmotivated youth front.
“It’s time the party needs to get a strong youth on board, a bold leader to strengthen the party, energise our youth, and bring back the elephant into power come the 2028 polls,” he stated.
He argued that the role of youth organiser must go beyond sloganeering and focus on practical engagement, mentorship, and creating opportunities that make young people see the NPP as their political home.
Mr Bediako noted that the party’s performance in the 2024 elections exposed weaknesses in how it connects with young voters and grassroots supporters.
“The party lost massively in the 2024 polls, and most of the youth decided to sit back during the 2024 polls,” he said. “That tells us we need new energy, new ideas, and leadership that speaks the language of the youth.”
According to him, many young party members felt sidelined and uninspired, which affected voter turnout and campaign activism in key Outlining his vision, the youth organiser hopeful said he will introduce initiatives aimed at making the party more attractive and relevant to young people across the 47 constituencies in the Ashanti Region.
He said his plan includes skills training, entrepreneurship support, digital campaigning, and structured engagement with tertiary and SHS graduates who are NPP sympathisers.
“I will bring good initiatives to support and make the party attractive to the youth once again,” Mr Bediako added. “We need to build a youth wing that is active, informed, and ready to defend and sell the NPP brand.
He further pledged to work closely with constituency youth organisers, regional executives, and national youth leadership to ensure a coordinated approach toward 2028.
The contest for Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser is expected to be keenly contested as the NPP undertakes internal elections to reconstitute its regional structures.
Political observers say the outcome of the youth and other executive positions will be critical in determining how well the party rebuilds its grassroots machinery ahead of the next general elections.
The Ashanti Region remains central to the NPP’s electoral fortunes, and party leaders have emphasised the need for unity and aggressive mobilisation to retain the region’s dominance in 2028 polls.
