Audio By Carbonatix Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has encouraged students to remain resilient in the face of failure, recounting how he failed several examinations before eventually achieving success in life. Speaking at the commissioning of a one-storey 12-unit classroom block at the Northern School of Business, where he pursued his O-Level education, Dr Amin Adam said setbacks should not discourage young people from pursuing their ambitions. “I fell many times, I failed exams,” he told students and guests at the event. According to him, he failed the common entrance examination that would have taken him to secondary school, forcing him to enter the school through sports. “I came here as a footballer because Nobisco used to give some consumption to sports boys,” he said. Dr Amin Adam noted that despite beginning as a footballer, many people today remember him as an academic, politician and pilot rather than for sports. “Today many people do not remember me as a footballer; they remember me either as an academic, a politician or a pilot,” he stated. He urged students not to allow temporary setbacks to define their future. “So you can fail, but you might be purposeful and you might rise up to the challenge and the future will be yours,” he added. The classroom block was commissioned to improve teaching and learning infrastructure at the school. DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Tags: Amin Adam Karaga MP DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Related to this story Humility and hard work will take you far — Dr Amin Adam to students Persistence key to success, says Karaga MP Dr Mohammed Amin Adam made co-chair of NPP Finance and Economy Committee Amin Adam commissions 12-unit classroom block at former school NOBISCO Amin Adam calls for IMF action on BoG recapitalisation, gold sales and monetary risks Amin Adam petitions IMF over BoG’s 2025 accounts, flags fiscal risks BoG’s losses worse than reported despite gold sales – Amin Adam Amin Adam questions BoG accounting treatment of gold sales and rising losses Gold sales cushioned deeper BoG losses, Amin Adam alleges Amin Adam commissions classroom block at alma mater in Zogbeli Latest Stories Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade13 minutes Humility and hard work will take you far — Dr Amin Adam to students19 minutes Dr Amin Adam urges students to embrace failure and resilience26 minutes What does it take to win ‘treble’ at TGMA?31 minutes WHO monitors rare hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship; three dead 59 minutes Persistence key to success, says Karaga MP59 minutes No one has denied ex-NAFCO boss access to his lawyers – Deputy AG1 hour Joy FM Mummy’s Day Out: Patrons welcomed with fresh coconut juice at Crown Forest2 hours NDC fully supports Raymond Archer’s work as EOCO boss – Abass Nurudeen2 hours Raymond Archer has made EOCO a one-man institution – Afenyo-Markin2 hours Kumasi to become Industrial energy hub with over 1,000MW capacity — Energy Minister3 hours Hanan’s case is one of EOCO’s strongest — Raymond Archer asserts3 hours Constitution of NPP policy committees a step in the right direction — Osae-Kwapong3 hours Samson’s Take: Transfers as punishment – The confessions of Minister Linda Ocloo3 hours Raymond Archer denies blocking lawyers’ access to Hanan and wife in EOCO custody3 hours