The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo has named the Chief Executive Officer of the National Service Secretariat (NSS) Yussif Mustapha as the Minister designated for Ministry for Youth and Sports in his second tenure of office.
Member of Parliament for Yagba/Kubore Constituency Mr. Yussif Mustapha has been announced for the top ministerial position.
Mustapha is replacing Hon. Isaac Asiamah who served as the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2016 to 2020.
He defeated National Democratic Congress candidate Alhaji Ibrahim Rauf Tanko in the 2020 Parliamentary elections to win the Yagba/Kubore Constituency seat.
Mustapha hails from Tantaala in the Northern Region of Ghana. He studied at Bagabaga Teacher Training College and Anglia Ruskin University where he obtained his bachelor of arts degree in International Business and Management in 2010.
He continued at the University of Gloucestershire where he graduated in 2011 with his master’s degree in Finance and Investment.
Mustapha worked as an Investment Analyst at Ray and Associates, UK in 2010. That same year, he joined Action Aid UK where he worked as a Freelance Consultant
He was the Executive Director of the National Service Scheme from 2017.
Source: kickgh.com
