March 30, 2025
by Kwaku Amoh-Darteh, Esq.
Tucked on the eastern edge of Kumasi, where the city gives way to rising greens and golden light, something magnificent begins to unfold. It is not announced by billboards or sirens but by the hush of wonder and the murmur of legacy. This is KNUST—a world unto itself, where every road curves with intention, every hall stands like a monument, and every breeze seems to carry a whisper of greatness.
Royal palms stand like timeless sentinels, their fronds swaying gently over walkways paved with the steps of dreamers past and present. Bougainvillea tumble from balconies and garden beds in explosions of color, as though the very soil blooms with ambition. KNUST is no ordinary campus—it is a realm where knowledge breathes, where each stone and stair hums with purpose. Beneath the dignified watch of Unity, Republic, and Independence Halls, promise does not float in the air—it burns, igniting futures with every inspired breath.
It was upon this road, on Sunday, March 30, 2025, that Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong made his way into the KNUST campus — not with pomp or spectacle, but with calm humility and the quiet dignity of a man returning to engage the future. Invited by the TESCON branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), he came not only as a public figure and political stalwart, but as a mentor, eager to pour wisdom, share his journey, and ignite the minds of the rising generation of Ghanaian leaders.
The welcome was nothing short of electrifying. As he made his way through the throng, the atmosphere thickened with rhythm and reverence. Chants of song rose in waves, shouts of anticipation echoed off the walls, drums beat like ancient hearts calling home, and applause rippled like thunder through the hall. The narrow foyer between the podium and the front row had become a sea of students, pushing forward with joy and urgency, as if drawn to the promise of something greater. And yet, with calm resolve, Ken mounted the podium—each step a testament to his readiness.
In that charged moment, one of the traditionally adorned ladies stepped forward, her presence regal, her voice steady. She recited a poem—an ode to leadership, to hope, to Ghana’s awakening. Her words danced through the room like embers catching fire. Ken’s face lit up with joy, his eyes glistening with gratitude.
And then he spoke.
With a voice firm yet fatherly, he said, “The NPP is a capitalist party, yes—but it is also the only party in Ghana that has created the most far-reaching social intervention programs.” His voice cut through the air like a pledge, and the students roared with affirmation.
“Do not abandon this party,” he continued, “no matter what. One of the greatest gifts anyone can give you—is free education.”
A hush fell. Then applause again.
He charged them with purpose: to rise, to organize, to go door-to-door when the time comes. “It is only through unity,” he declared, “that we can create a formidable front and take back power in 2028.”
His message, woven with conviction and reflection, was clear: Rebuild the party. Learn from the past. Reflect. Reconstruct. Redeem.
And then, with a humility that softened the steel in his voice, he added, “If I have offended anyone, I ask for your forgiveness. As for me—I have already forgiven those who believe they have wronged me.”
Because only through forgiveness, he said, can unity truly be born.
He closed not just with words—but with action, donating GHS 20,000.00 to the TESCON Executives to support the registration of new freshmen.
It was more than a gesture. It was a symbol. Of belief. Of leadership. Of legacy in motion.
And for this writer, the experience stirred memories that time could never fade.
As an alumnus of KNUST and a proud Conti boy, the visit reignited a fire I thought had long simmered. In an instant, I was back at 275, Block B, Unity Hall—sharing late-night debates and campus dreams with my roommate, Fredrick Amoo Darko, affectionately known as Farafa.
The chants of “Conti Power” echo just as they did then, fierce and full of life. That spirit, that brotherhood, still burns in me—meeeeeeen!
Among the distinguished audience were Members of Parliament, Party Executives, esteemed business leaders, traditional chiefs clad in regal cloth, lecturers, former TESCON presidents and members, alumni of KNUST, traders, and both TESCON and non-TESCON students—each drawn by the moment, each part of something unforgettable.
Students gathered, not merely to applaud a man, but to engage a mind—one sharpened by decades of public service, entrepreneurship, and resilience.
As the echoes of that day begin to settle into memory, one truth remains: this was not just a visit—it was a moment. A stirring of purpose. A reminder that leadership is not simply measured by power, but by presence. Not by applause, but by impact. In the heart of Ghana’s most iconic university, a new generation stood on the threshold of possibility—and a leader stood with them, not above them.
And when the final words were spoken, and the drums had quieted, what lingered was more powerful than any speech: it was the feeling that something had shifted. That a spark had caught. That perhaps, just perhaps, the road to 2028 had already begun—not in the corridors of parliament, but in the corridors of KNUST.
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