Basiera Saankara, a former Wa West Constituency Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has filed his nomination to contest the party’s National Youth Organiser position ahead of its national executive elections scheduled for December 19, 2026.

Saankara is seeking to lead the party’s youth wing with a focus on financial independence, leadership development and grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2028 general election.

As part of his campaign, he has proposed the establishment of a Green Harvest Initiative, aimed at encouraging youth groups across the country to engage in income-generating activities, particularly agriculture.

He believes the initiative will help reduce the youth wing’s dependence on financial support from party leadership while creating economic opportunities for young party members.

The aspiring National Youth Organiser has also proposed the John Mahama Young Leadership Fellowship, a programme intended to identify, mentor and train emerging political leaders within the NDC.

According to Saankara, the party must deliberately invest in developing its next generation of leaders to ensure continuity and strengthen its organisational structures.

His decision to contest comes as the NDC prepares to elect new national executives to steer the party’s activities over the coming years.

Figures released by the party’s Congress Elections Committee indicate that four prospective aspirants picked nomination forms for the National Youth Organiser position.

The party’s nomination filing process runs from November 7 to November 9, 2026, ahead of the vetting of aspirants.

Saankara is expected to campaign on his proposals for youth empowerment and financial sustainability as he seeks the mandate of delegates at the December congress.

Source: TV3