I’ll run Ghana like a business to achieve unprecedented transformation- Kennedy Agyapong

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has said that he will manage the affairs of the state like a business to achieve desirable development when given the nod as the President of Ghana.

Mr Agyapong, a flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2024 elections, was addressing the congregation at the Divine Word International Ministries in Virginia, USA, on his presidential ambition.

Mr Agyapong said he would leverage his vast experience as a business mogul who has employed over 7,000 workers across the globe to help achieve the country’s development targets.

“With my experience as a businessman, I will create jobs for the youth. I’ll run Ghana like a business until an unprecedented transformation is achieved to benefit every citizen,” he assured.

He revealed that Ghana would be a business destination for many global investors under his leadership.

Regarding job creation, Mr Agyapong said he would focus on a massive industrialisation drive and tourism, adding that he planned to create globally competitive industries, paying attention to commercial farming.

He said these are some initiatives undertaken by Cote D’Ivoire, Tanzania, and Malaysia, among other industrial nations.

He stated that Ghana is endowed with numerous mineral resources and would use them to turn the economy’s fortunes around.

He highlighted his plans to promote large-scale mechanised agriculture and other attractive incentives to bring onboard the youth.

“I will lead Ghana to export more and import less for economic growth and job creation,” he emphasised.

Mr Agyapong pledged to inculcate discipline, integrity, hard work and accountability in Ghanaians, especially the youth, to spur national development.

He said he believed that corruption and greed were primarily due to the absence of discipline and integrity in the psyche of some Ghanaians and would, thus, work as a leader to end those attitudes, which were wreaking havoc on the nation’s development efforts.

He urged all well-meaning Ghanaians at home and abroad to rally behind the NPP-led government to surmount the current challenges.