The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has unveiled its ambitious plans to create a dedicated institute aimed at nurturing and cultivating the party’s future leaders.
The institute, to be named the NPP School, will play a vital role in instilling the party’s rich traditions, ideologies, and principles in aspiring leaders, equipping them to steer the country towards progress and prosperity.
The momentous announcement was made by Stephen Ayensu Ntim, the National Chairman of the NPP, during the inaugural edition of the Mentorship Forum, a thoughtfully organized event by the Youth Wing of the party. Speaking at the gathering, held at the prestigious University of Professional Studies in Accra, Ntim passionately expounded on the NPP School’s vision and objectives.
The NPP School aims to be a breeding ground for developing leaders who can effectively uphold the core values and mission of the New Patriotic Party. By immersing aspiring leaders in the party’s ideology, history, and principles, the institute seeks to create a new generation of leaders committed to fostering inclusive growth, democratic governance, and social harmony.
In his address, Ntim emphasized the significance of nurturing young talents and empowering them with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead the nation to a brighter future. He spoke about the NPP School’s comprehensive mentorship and training programs that will be designed to bring out the best in the students and equip them to address the complex challenges of our times.
“The party school will primarily offer leadership training to members of the party who aspire to take up leadership positions in the party and in government. The school is also expected to produce credible and cutting-edge research intended to promote the party’s vision of building a free and prosperous society,” he stressed.
“Further, the school as part of its outstanding objectives will be committed to identifying and grooming students from our educational institutions like TESCON and imbibe in them the kind of leadership that resonates with the 21st century and also inculcate in them the core values of center-right orientation that underpins the NPP political establishment.”
“In effect, the party school shall to a large extent concern itself with teaching it’s members the party ideology, political and communication strategy, principles as well as the core values as well as principles of JB Danquah, Simeon Dombo and Kofi Abrefa Busia among others.
“It is envisaged that in the medium to long term, appointees and potential appointees in an NPP government as well as elected officers and appointees of the party at the national, regional, and constituency electoral areas and polling station levels would have received training at the party school”.
Touching on the progress made so far in the establishment of the institute, Stephen Ntim revealed that Professor Mike Oquaye, the former Speaker of Parliament will serve as the chair of the Governing Council whiles Professor Bondzie Simpson, the former Rector of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) will be the rector.
“As we speak, almost all the necessary preparations have been done. We have secured a national secretariat for the school. We have appointed a governing council and it’s chairman in the person of Right Honourable Aaron Mike Oquaye, the immediate past Speaker of Parliament,” Mr Ntim said.
“The party has also appointed a Rector for the school in the person of Professor Bondzie Simpson, the immediate past Rector of GIMPA.”
The Mentorship Forum is the brainchild of the office of the National Youth Organizer of the NPP which aims to provide a platform for the leadership and bigwigs of the NPP to share their expertise and experience with TESCON and all youth groups within the party.
