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Minority Chief Whip outdoors TEIN executives at college of health

Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim, Member of Parliament for Banda and first Minority Chief Whip of Parliament witnessed the handing over and swearing in ceremony of the Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the College of Health and Wellbeing Lecture Hall.

Date Created : 5/21/2019 8:39:25 AM : Story Author : Rufina Yuoni/Ghanadistricts.com

The event held on at the College of Health and Wellbeing Lecture Hall was on the theme; “Rejuvenating TEIN for victory 2020”.

The Tertiary Education Institutions Network of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a youth wing of the political party found mostly in the tertiary institutions of Ghana. It is coordinated regionally and nationally and works or liaises with the party’s Youth Organizer’s office.

Mr. Ahmed Ibreahim giving his speech

Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim congratulated the newly elected executives for their victory in the elections and referred to their victory as a call to serve.

He also called on all who could not make it as executives to still see themselves as part of the “Umbrella family” and work together with the executives to ensure victory in 2020. He indicated that, it was time for all petty grudges to be set aside and party members come together to ensure victory and save the nation from the populace agenda of the current government.

Again, he bemoaned what he referred to as a sabotage by the Municipal Chief Executive of Kintampo North on a proposal funded and spearheaded by the Member of Parliament for Kintampo North, Kwasi Etu-Bonde to the Alberta State University on Climate change and its impact on women and children that would lead to the realization of the latter’s campaign promise of housing 50,000 cattle in a ranch to solve the conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and farmers. He said all that is needed from the Assembly was a resolution which is stalling.

He asked for greater cooperation between politicians as they seek to serve the people and better their lot. “It was this same kind of agreement former president Mahama entered into with the same Canadians for the “Green Revolution” project but left office before the money came. Only for the New Patriotic Party to receive the money and change the project to “Planting for food and jobs,” “I was in Parliament and we all saw this,” he said.

He also noted that problems of the youth was a worldwide one which needed politicians to come together to solve. “However, youth unemployment was a security challenge and no populace agenda would solve it”. He asked the students to take up entrepreneurship and disclosed that he is the Chief Executive Officer of Flamingo Publications which he started at the age of 29. He warned the students to be wary of the praises the media showers on the government and questioned the availability of hospitals to employ them as the monies for development have been given to students to spend as part of populace agenda. He asked the students to buy into the John Mahama policies because he is truthful. “Even the NPP which used to be retired peoples party is now investing in the youth. So see yourselves as the leaders of today and not tomorrow”, he said.

Finally, he asked the students to form prayer groups and pray for themselves, the party and the nation and added that, everyone within the NDC to be smart and work hard as 2020 was possible together.

Former TEIN president Mr. Wakom Emmanuel giving his address

The out-going TEIN president, Wakom Emmanuel, on his own lamented the financial challenges he faced during his tenure but however reported that, he had increased membership by 74% which led to an increase in voter turnout of 45% in their last elections. He noted that, the first badge of TEIN identity cards were ready. He thanked the Kintampo North NDC constituency executives for their support.

In-coming President Mr. Fianyo Michael Kofi

The in-coming TEIN president, Fianyo Michael Kofi, thanked all for the opportunity to serve, acknowledged the contributions of his predecessors and promised to surpass their achievements.

B/A Regional Youth Organizer Mr. Wprlanyo Tsekpo

Mr. Worlanyo Tsekpo, the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer, also described TEIN collage of Health Kintampo (COHK) as one of the best among the 28 TEIN establishments in the defunct region and praised their efforts which saw the party winning the Kintampo Township for the first time since 1992 in the 2016 elections.

MP for Kintampo North Mr. Kwasi Etu-Bonde.

Honorable Kwasi Etu-Bonde, the Member of Parliament for Kintampo North who was the chairman for the event announced that, engineers were on site for his cassava processing plant and asked all TEIN members to put their shoulders to the wheel as the battle in 2020 was going to be a daunting one and that no one should be intimidated.

He pledged his continuous support for all youth activities and thanked all particularly the 1st. Minority Chief Whip of parliament for coming.

Some cash donations were made by the 1st. Minority Chief Whip of parliament, the Member of Parliament for Kintampo North and Member of Parliament for Kintampo South Madam Felicia Ajeie.