IS THE YOUTH COUNCIL AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION FOR ALL YOUTH IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY AFFILIATION?

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This is the question that many people are asking after it was revealed that the Youth Council was engaged in mobilizing many youths to attend a youth rally in Basse organized by the APRC. The Daily Observer has given ample evidence that the programme in Basse was a party programme.

 The 1 December 2016 election is close. National institutions maintained by the tax money of people belonging to different political parties and those not committed to political parties should not be utlised to promote a partisan interest.

 Foroyaa is conducting an investigation to find out how and why the council was utilized as a mobilization tool for a political party.