A photo collage of Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah (L) and Malik Basintale
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency, Malik Basintale, has responded to a warning issued by popular media personality and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, who cautioned him to desist from what he described as misbehaviour, else he would regret it if power changes hands.
Speaking on his “For the Records” show, Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, while acknowledging Basintale’s growing influence within the NDC, did not mince words in cautioning him against what he termed reckless behaviour.
“You are a young man, and you must stop fooling,” he warned. “Otherwise, power will change hands, and you will be so sorry. When you have political power, you behave as if the whole world belongs to you.”
Malik Basintale, who also doubles as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy Communications Officer, responded to Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah’s threat in a media interview shared on X.
Speaking in the Dagomba language, he stated, “There is saying that a truthful, indigenous and proud Dagomba doesn’t take his issues to the police station or the court. He makes sure that the issues are resolved on the street.
“With Allah, when we get there, everything shall be fine.”
Basintale is known for his ability to mobilize party youth, often in their hundreds on motorbikes to campaign for the NDC.
He frequently boasts of his “army of youth,” whom he commands across the country to carry out various operations in the party’s interest.
He recently led hundreds of such youth on motorbikes to Ablekuma North a day before the parliamentary rerun held in the constituency on July 11, 2025.
Dear Dagomba audience, kindly help us interpret this message from Malik Basintale to Okatakyire Afrifa. pic.twitter.com/OTZUVDdb9Y
— ThisIsNeneOdompleh (@The1957News) July 21, 2025
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