Politics of Sunday, 23 September 2007

Source: GNA

University of Mines TESCHART inaugurated

Tarkwa (W/R), Sept. 23, GNA - The University of

Mines branch of the Tertiary Students Chapter of the

Convention People's Party (CPP), has been

inaugurated at Tarkwa in the Western Region. The ceremony was attended by Dr Paa Kwesi

Nduom, Dr Kweku Sarfo, Mr Bright Akwetey, all CPP

presidential aspirants as well as Naa Koi Dei, and Dr

Abu Sakara, who are vying for the party's 1st Vice

National Chairmanship position. Speakers at the function called for a unified,

vibrant and unshakable youth wing for the CPP

capable of mobilizing and effectively energize the

country's youth for the growth of the party and the

nation. They recalled the energy, serious brain work and

commitment that Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the country's

first President and architect of the Tarkwa School of

Mines now University of Mines and Technology

displayed and charged leaders of the TESCHART to

prepare the minds of students and non-students alike

on the need to vote the CPP to power come 2008. Mr Kofi Baidoo an aspirant of the National Youth

Organizer's post in the party, stressed the need for all

committed and loyal CPP youth in the country's

tertiary institutions to intensify their off campus

membership campaign drive during vacation periods. Mr Baidoo reminded the youth that this was the

time for them to rally fully behind the CPP, the party

whose leader selflessly and single-handedly led the

nation to build the Akosombo Dam, established

several industries, other infrastructure, as well as

many higher educational institutions in its struggle to

regain political power to enable it to correct things

that had gone wrong for many years. Mr K Tetevi, was elected President of the

University of Mines and Technology branch of the

TESCHART. In a message Mr Kojo Armah, Member of

Parliament (CPP) Evalue Gwira, commended the

leaders of the University of Mines and Technology

branch of TESCHART for accepting the challenge to

lead the party and expressed the hope that they

would live up to expectation.