Twenty-Four (24) year old Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kwabre East Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Ms Francisca Oteng Mensah has finally graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Ms Francisca Oteng Mensah prior to entering parliament was still a final year student at the University pursuing LLB at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
She won the constituency primary in 2015 after beating the incumbent Member of Parliament, Kofi Frimpong with 321 votes in an area known to be the ‘world bank’ of the then opposition party.
When questions were raised about how she would combine academic work with politics, she promised to give off her best and subsequently graduated last Saturday among, 48 per cent of females who graduated out of 2,200 students from the college.
Recently she was in the news for donating her first three months salary together with taxi cabs to her constituents in fulfillment of a campaign pledge she made prior to her election as the parliamentary candidate on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The youngest MP’s constituency is rated as one that gave the ruling New Patriotic Party the most votes constituency wise.
Born at Aboaso Hospital on February 14, 1993 in Mamponten in the Ashanti Region to Dr. Kwaku Oteng, Managing Director (MD) of the Angel Group of Companies, and Mrs. Joyce Oteng, a business woman, the young Francisca knew what she wanted to do while growing up.
Source: mynewsgh.com
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What has been her contributions in parliament so far? Was it prudent for her constituents to elect her whilst still at school? Parliament is a serious institution and we must have fully fledged attendants for its businesses. The constitution needs to be reviewed to allow only for persons who can attend to businesses of the house most of the time. People are elected only for them to apply to further their education i.e master degree programmes internally or externally, thus denying their constituents and the country their services. Could she have given her best to the country and her constituents whilst she was cracking her mind on her university assignments?
2nd class what ?upper or lower?
Does it matter? we don't care which class she got! I'm proud of you Francisca. Thumbs up!
High or lower 2nd class who cares, my brother or sister, she has already got a job. Please, Her CV is already better than most Ist class student. After her 1st term, if she does not even win the second term, her chance of getting a job is much higher than any class of degree most people have.
Which of the 2nd classes? (Upper or Lower). Hit the nail right on the head
Congrats my dear Ghana is proud of u bt as i told u if u dont work hard at kwabre i wil compete seriously with u 2020 to bring u down like JDM, bravoooo
Congrats and remember you are there to shine for womanhood so shine well God is with you.
congratulations honourable. continue to soar higher only the star could be your limited. GOD BLESS YOU
Young woman congratulations and may you soar higher and higher.