Mrs Angelina Baiden-Amissah, Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Sports has charged various branches of the Tertiary Education Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to propagate achievements of government and the impact of programmes and polices on the socio-economic life of the people.
She said by so doing, they would be preparing "fertile grounds" for NPP parliamentary candidates to ensure that the Party retains power in the upcoming general election.
Mrs Baiden-Amissah said these when she jointly inaugurated the Takoradi Polytechnic and Effia-Nkwanta Nurses Training School ladies' chapters of TESCON in Takoradi on Saturday.
It was on the theme: "The role of women in leadership".
Mrs Baiden-Amissah emphasised the need for TESCON members to work hard to disabuse the minds of the electorates from "political lies, deceptions and intimidations being peddled by our opponents".
Mrs Baiden-Amissah advised them to use their time profitably and eschew negative tendencies, including indiscriminate sex, adding that, biologically women were more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.
She said Polytechnics were being upgraded in phases to offer university programmes and said two of these institutions in Accra and Ho had been authorised to run first Degree courses.
Mrs Baiden-Amissah advised female students to venture into areas such as Mechanical and Electrical Engineering hitherto dominated by men in order to gain equal job opportunities with their male counterparts.
She noted that a myriad of challenges still confronted women and children that were mostly behavioural and attitudinal challenges within the cultural set up.
Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, wife of NPP flagbearer Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo noted with satisfaction that with the encouragement being offered women, there was no doubt that the NPP had changed the face of leadership in the country.
"We are beginning to restore the confidence of the Ghanaian people in political leadership", she said.
In a speech read on her behalf Mrs Oboshie Sai Cofie, Minister of Information and National Orientation expressed appreciation to the executives and members of TESCON members and said their loyalty and commitment were commendable.
The Minister said it was important for TESCON members to stay informed and share information with their colleagues on the good works of the NPP administration.
"You have so much to talk about and use as grounds to encourage more members to join your branch and the NPP," she said.
Mrs Gladys Asmah, Minister of Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Takoradi asked the youth to jealously protect and preserve the country's democracy.
She urged the people particularly women to remain loyal to the course of the NPP and stand firm to defend the truth always.
Mr. Joe Baddoe-Ansah, Minister of Trade Industry and Presidential Special Initiative said the NPP believes in leaving behind good legacies and examples for posterity.
About GH¢3,000 was realised during appeal for funds.