Popular media personality, Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, has issued a stern warning to the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency, Malik Basintale, urging him not to be carried away by political power and to act more responsibly.

Mr. Basintale is known for his ability to mobilize party youth — often in the hundreds — on motorbikes to campaign for the National Democratic Congress (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 led hundreds of such youth on motorbikes to Ablekuma North a day before the parliamentary rerun held in the constituency on July 11, 2025.

However, some political observers believe he is allowing power to get to his head, which they say has influenced his conduct and led to statements considered by some as unacceptable.

Speaking on his "For the Records" show, Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah reminded Basintale of their earlier encounters, emphasizing that he had known him since his formative years in politics.

“You are a young man. I saw you when you were coming up,” Afrifa-Mensah recounted. “Whenever I finished a radio show, I used to go with you to buy food, and we would sit down and eat. You are blessed to have the grassroots of your party listening to you.”

While acknowledging Basintale’s growing influence within the NDC, Afrifa-Mensah did not mince words in cautioning him against what he described as reckless behavior.

“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.”