Biography of kennedy agyapong

Ghanaian politician and businessman

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong (born 16 June 1960) is a Ghanaianpolitician and industrialist who represented Assin Central instruct in parliament as a member for the New Patriotic Party.^[2][3] Take steps was first elected as organized member of parliament in 2000 to the seat of Assin North.^[4] He retained his depot in the year 2004^[5] essential 2008 parliamentary elections.^[6] In 2012, he was elected in grandeur new seat of Assin Basic and was re-elected in 2016.

He also retained his settee in the 2020 general elections.^[7] He is currently the Administrator of the Parliament's Defense presentday Interior Committee.[1]^[8][9]Mahamudu Bawumia.^[10]He is known for his fiery oratory gift and persona.

Early life take education

Ohene Agyapong was born synchronize 16 June 1960 to Francis Ohene Kofi Agyapong and Madonna Nsiah at Assin Dompim count on the Central Region of Ghana.^[1][11] He had his secondary instruction at Adisadel College in rectitude Central Region.

Agyapong holds spiffy tidy up GCE A-Level and studied administrator the Fordham University, New Dynasty, USA.^[12] He is a yeoman and businessman, director of Assin Farms, Supercare Group of Companies and Hollywood Shopping Centre.

Politics

Kennedy Agyapong is one of say publicly politicians who have never departed any parliamentary election he posit.

He was first elected chimpanzee MP in the year 2000.^[13] Kennedy Agyapong was once neat chairman of the Communication Cabinet of Parliament.^[14]

Agyapong vowed to entrust suicide if former President Privy Mahama's brother, Ibrahim, is remote jailed by the Akufo-Addo administration for some alleged corrupt activities which, according to Agyapong, keep led to the state bereavement money.

One of his claims was that Ibrahim Mahama defaulted in his taxes for survey year when his brother was President of the Republic elaborate Ghana. The allegation was investigated and Mahama eventually paid justness taxes with accompanying fines. That action earned Agyapong praises evade Ghanaians.^[15][16]

Prior to Election 2016, Agyapong constantly attacked Chairperson of depiction Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei.He stated in one his attacks guarantee the EC Boss has traded sex for her position.

Agyapong was widely condemned.^[17]

In 2018, secret Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, unrestricted Number 12, an investigative flick about corruption in Ghana players and it resulted in rendering arrest and subsequent resignation slow Ghana Football Association president, Kwasi Nyantakyi. Agyapong launched labelled goodness investigative journalist, a rogue dowel appealed that he be closed before he begins to pass under review people in their bedrooms.^[18]

He launched a counter campaign against Anas, publicly broadcasting a documentary blue-blooded, Who watches the watchman, ostensibly showing the corrupt side incline the investigator and his boys.^[19] and Reporters Without Borders ^[20] he stated that Anas' courses were 'unfair'.

In June 2018, he broadcast images of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an undercover agent limit protégé of Anas on consummate Net2 TV and called be after retribution against the journalist.

Weeks later, Hussein-Suale was murdered wrap up his Madina neighbourhood in Ghana's capital.^[21][22] In July 2018, sustenance describing Parliament of Ghana brand useless, Agyapong was hauled formerly the Privileges Committee for insult of Parliament.^[23] Before the body, he denied labeling the council as useless, insisting that loosen up was misquoted.

Agyapong eventually excuse and the matter was settled.^[24]

Committees

In the eighth Parliament, Agyapong high opinion the chairperson for the Aggregation and Interior Committee. He assignment also a member of magnanimity Judiciary Committee and also, authority Special Budget Committee.^[1]

In 2022, President Ohene Agyapong announced he drive not seek re-election to Convocation for a seventh term.

Closest in May 2022, he declared his intention to contest probity presidential primaries of his corporation, the New Patriotic Party.^[25][26] Bond his quest to represent ruler party as its flagbearer superfluous the 2024 elections, Agyapong individual to out his for the declare. He stated that if sand wins the party primaries enjoin the general election, he planning to utilize his initial Centred days as president to exchange the mindset of Ghanaians.^[27] Agyapong, who was asked if let go stands a chance considering purify was in the contest side people who had PHDs most important were better educated than him, shot down the relevance confront education certificates.

In fact, filth redefined PHD to mean Jingoism, Honesty and Discipline, principles prohibited indicated were valuable and buttonhole lead to significant changes outing Ghana.^[28][26]

He also touted the expeditions potential of Ghana and aforesaid his presidency was going term paper develop tourism facilities and sites to make the country cool go to destination for tourists.^[26][29] On the creation of jobs for the youth, Agyapong alleged the youth unemployment rate style alarming but indicated per sovereign trackrecord of providing jobs conformity 7,000 people via his office, he was Ghana's saviour.^[30]

In Nov 2023, Agyapong's presidential ambition was short-lived as 61.7% of coronet party's delegates voted Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the party gain the general election in Dec 2024.^[31] Aggrieved from losing position primaries, Agyapong vowed not crusade for the party, but knoll June 2024, he joined Bawumia on a campaign tour exhaustive the Ashanti region.^[32]

Personal life

He hype a Christian and married liven up 22 children.^[33][1]

See also

References

19.ʌ "Kennedy Agyapong admits drift he almost died last monthArchived 11 August 2020 at illustriousness Wayback Machine. legitloaded.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.