Farouk Mahama addressing TESCON members
Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi in the Northern Region, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, has said Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) which is the tertiary institution’s wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will play a leading key role in breaking the eight during the 2024 elections and must be well-resourced to enable them to do so.
The NPP has come out with a slogan ‘Breaking The 8’ , a political cycle which has always changed ruling parties since 1992 after two consecutive four-year terms, and the ruling party wants to set that record in 2024, when President Akufo-Addo is exiting power after serving the constitutionally-mandated two terms.
Farouk, son of the late former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, said TESCON has become an important pillar in the NPP and the youth must always be encouraged to spread the ideals of the NPP government.
Speaking at the handing over and swearing-in ceremony of new executives of the TESCON at University of Professional Studies (UPSA), Accra, the Yendi MP reminded them of their previous critical roles in NPP victories and urged them to sustain the good works.
“TESCON owes it a duty to ensure that the youth of the party are positioned well to become the main pillar that will drive us towards breaking the eight. I have been part and parcel of TESCON and engaging them at Legon and other tertiary institutions. We must appreciate the hard work TESCON plays and the critical role for the future of the NPP,” the young MP said.
He said “breaking the eight requires recognition among ourselves. We have a herculean task. We the youth should prepare our minds and be part of the decision-making process so that ‘breaking the 8’ will not just be a cliché but a reality.”
He reminded them not to undermine their own education whilst doing politics on campus, and urged them to prepare themselves well for future engagements.
“Ensure that what you have set out to achieve becomes a reality despite the impediments that will come your way. If my late father who is the son of a porridge seller rose to become a Vice President of Ghana, what can you not achieve? Hon. Abu Jinapor, Hon. Francis Asenso Boakye, Sammi Awuku and others, all aspired as TESCON members and are in enviable positions today so don’t give up,” he added.