A hopeful candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position, Kennedy Agyapong, has again launched a pointed criticism at Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
This critique comes in response to claims made by supporters of Vice President Bawumia that ken Agyapong is not fit for the presidential role.
During his recent tour in the United States over the weekend, Ken Agyapong addressed NPP members. He emphasized his track record of creating thousands of well-paying jobs for Ghanaians. In contrast, he questioned Vice President Bawumia’s qualifications for the presidency, pointing out a perceived lack of job creation associated with him.
Agyapong, who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, went further to suggest that even the domestic help of Dr. Bawumia is financially supported by the government.
“Every entrepreneur has a creative mind… I have been able to employ over 7,000 Ghanaians, and you tell me I am not a presidential material while the person who you say is a presidential material’s houseboy is paid by the government.
“You say this guy is presidential material. Someone who would not have anything to do when you remove him from the government today is a presidential material,” he said in Twi.
“You don’t pay your bill and you come out saying you’re a presidential material. Your pocket is empty and you say you are presidential material, your pocket is empty. The government is paying for your house girl, the government is paying for your gardener, the government is paying for your security… I pay people who pay their children’s school fees and give chop money every day. The two of us who is a presidential material?” he quizzed.
He says critics label him as not “presidential material,” but he remains undeterred. He lamented Ghana’s untapped potential, citing visionless leadership for widespread poverty despite abundant natural resources.