The newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Kwabre East constituency, Francisca Mensah is optimistic her academic work will not affect her Parliamentary duties.
[contextly_sidebar id=”lXP0ailtwz4AEkriTie5OLOrFjEztOcz”]The 22-year-old who is a third year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) beat the constituency’s incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) in last Saturday’s primaries.
She will therefore contest in the 2016 general elections on the ticket of the party.
Many have raised concerns over her decision to contest for the position while in school but the law student believes her studies will not affect her political career.
“I am very much ready,there is a saying that education never ends. We have so many Parliamentarians who are schooling, we have so many Parliamentarians that are even now reading law… so I think combining both education and Parliamentary work will not be a problem for me,” she told Citi News.
I’m ignoring my critics
Meanwhile newly elected NPP Parliamentary Candidate for the Afigya Sekyere East constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mavis Nkansah Boadu has said she is aware of the enormous task ahead of her as she prepares for Parliamentary duties in 2017.
She defeated incumbent, Henrick Yeboah but many have questioned her capacity for the job if she wins.
However speaking to Citi News,Mavis Nkansah Boadu said criticism will not affect her objective to transform the constituency.
“As I always say I don’t think age is a measure of wisdom, it is from God and I think God has really blessed me.I think that the message I gave to them was very convincing and they actually believed that I was here to work for them. Before I even decided to do this, I really worked hard with the constituency, I have been there for time to time.”
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana