Ghanaian entrepreneur and New Force Movement founder, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar or Freedom Jacob Caesar, has announced his bid to contest the presidential elections on December 7, 2024.
Faced with challenges in registering his political party, he revealed plans to run as an independent candidate during an interview on The Point of View on Citi TV.
Criticizing the government’s economic management, Bediako pledged to rescue the country from further hardships.
He emphasized his commitment to building a middle-income nation, generating job opportunities for the youth and fostering their active involvement in governance.
“We wanted to register a political party, but they didn’t give us a license. We are still moving with our movement. I’m running in the December polls as an independent presidential candidate. Because they didn’t give us any license or even provisional license. You will see me on the ballot on December 7. The governance of the country is poor, the government is the problem. We need to be responsible for the leaders we choose.”
“In the last 4 decades, between the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party, there hasn’t been any young person who has dared to stand up and say he’s coming. I’m the unifier between the youth and the government. I’m for the people who need change; I’m for the neutral people, and I don’t belong to any political party. We aim to build a middle-income nation by creating jobs for the youth,” he promised.
Reflecting on the unifying role he envisions between the youth and government, Bediako expressed frustration at the lack of young candidates in the past four decades.
His independent candidacy aims to represent those seeking change, devoid of political affiliations.
Promising policies centered on affordable housing, Bediako outlined plans to invest in integrated developments with basic infrastructure, including sewerage, internet, and planning.
Additionally, he pledged to provide loans to graduates for purchasing apartments, emphasizing a focus on charity.
“In our plan for Wonder World, we have a solid development that we want to introduce to universities; it’s called graduates. We will give them loans to buy apartments, which is a charity focus. Ghana is developing affordable homes and they say it’s affordable homes but are charging people $60,000 to $80,000. And these developments are not integrated. We plan to invest in affordable housing, with an integration, and I have to do it right. Affordable housing needs basic infrastructure will be put in place, sewerage, internet, planning, wiring,” Cheddar promised.
Asserting his widespread presence, Bediako stated that he has officers stationed in all 16 regions of the country.