{
  "id": 5128058,
  "title": "NPP had more credible jobs plan than NDC’s 1-3-3 – Salam Mustapha",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/npp-had-more-credible-jobs-plan-than-ndcs-1-3-3-salam-mustapha",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:56:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/npp-had-more-credible-jobs-plan-than-ndcs-1-3-3-salam-mustapha/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Salam Mustapha, the aspiring National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), defended the party's job creation plan under the previous government, asserting that it was more credible than the employment promises made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking to Channel One TV on September 1, 2026, Mustapha pointed to the NPP's defeat in the 2024 general election and the concerns over unemployment among the youth. Comparing the NPP's situation to that of the Titanic, he noted that while he had warned the party about potential challenges, the issue was not that the leadership ignored his concerns but rather a lack of capacity to address them swiftly. He emphasized that the NPP's plans necessitated time to create sustainable employment opportunities, rather than offering jobs to all young people immediately. Mustapha highlighted the Agenda 111 hospital project as one of the initiatives that could have generated employment, particularly for health workers, estimating that it would require about 70,000 health workers upon completion. He acknowledged the frustration of young people who were unemployed but could not wait for two or three years for job creation. Criticizing the NDC's initiatives, Mustapha pointed to the failure to deliver on promises such as the creation of 100,000 jobs and the sustainability of programmes like the \"One Million Coders\" and automatic employment for nurses. He also noted that the government's entrepreneurship initiatives, like the \"Adwumawura\" programme, were reminiscent of those under the NPP. Despite the NPP's electoral loss among young voters, Mustapha expressed optimism that some young people who voted against the party previously might reconsider. He noted indications of growing dissatisfaction among some youth on social media and maintained that the NPP could win back the youth's confidence by addressing their concerns and presenting practical solutions to unemployment.",
  "summary": "Aspiring National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has defended the party’s jobs plan under the previous government, arguing that it was more credible than the employment promises made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, the NPP had several programmes in the pipeline that could have created jobs for … The post NPP had more credible jobs plan…",
  "key_points": [
    "NPP's job creation plan more credible than NDC's 1-3-3 plan, according to Salam Mustapha.",
    "Agenda 111 hospital project could generate 70,000 jobs for health workers, Mustapha claims."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}