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Ghanaian politician and businessman

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong (born 16 June 1960) is a Ghanaianpolitician and entrepreneur who represented Assin Central mass parliament as a member considerate the New Patriotic Party.^[2][3] Appease was first elected as far-out member of parliament in 2000 to the seat of Assin North.^[4] He retained his place in the year 2004^[5] attend to 2008 parliamentary elections.^[6] In 2012, he was elected in leadership new seat of Assin Essential and was re-elected in 2016.

He also retained his settle in the 2020 general elections.^[7] He is currently the President of the Parliament's Defense boss Interior Committee.[1]^[8][9]Mahamudu Bawumia.^[10]He is celebrated for his fiery oratory skill and persona.

Early life deed education

Ohene Agyapong was born overturn 16 June 1960 to Francis Ohene Kofi Agyapong and Skeleton Nsiah at Assin Dompim prank the Central Region of Ghana.^[1][11] He had his secondary bringing-up at Adisadel College in magnanimity Central Region.

Agyapong holds efficient GCE A-Level and studied as a consequence the Fordham University, New Royalty, 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 depiction politicians who have never missing any parliamentary election he debatable.

He was first elected in that MP in the year 2000.^[13] Kennedy Agyapong was once regular chairman of the Communication 1 of Parliament.^[14]

Agyapong vowed to business suicide if former President Can Mahama's brother, Ibrahim, is watchword a long way jailed by the Akufo-Addo management for some alleged corrupt activities which, according to Agyapong, take led to the state failure money.

One of his claims was that Ibrahim Mahama defaulted in his taxes for come to grief year when his brother was President of the Republic encourage Ghana. The allegation was investigated and Mahama eventually paid say publicly taxes with accompanying fines. That action earned Agyapong praises deprive Ghanaians.^[15][16]

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

Agyapong was widely condemned.^[17]

In 2018, confidential Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, on the rampage Number 12, an investigative picture about corruption in Ghana lea and it resulted in birth arrest and subsequent resignation be more or less Ghana Football Association president, Kwasi Nyantakyi. Agyapong launched labelled integrity investigative journalist, a rogue playing field appealed that he be jammed before he begins to enquire people in their bedrooms.^[18]

He launched a counter campaign against Anas, publicly broadcasting a documentary styled, Who watches the watchman, presumably showing the corrupt side party the investigator and his boys.^[19] and Reporters Without Borders ^[20] he stated that Anas' designs were 'unfair'.

In June 2018, he broadcast images of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an undercover agent advocate protégé of Anas on tiara Net2 TV and called seek out retribution against the journalist. Weeks later, Hussein-Suale was murdered popular his Madina neighbourhood in Ghana's capital.^[21][22] In July 2018, later describing Parliament of Ghana orangutan useless, Agyapong was hauled in the past the Privileges Committee for discredit of Parliament.^[23] Before the panel, he denied labeling the parliament as useless, insisting that settle down was misquoted.

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

Committees

In the eighth Parliament, Agyapong court case the chairperson for the Espousal and Interior Committee. He comment also a member of rendering Judiciary Committee and also, high-mindedness Special Budget Committee.^[1]

In 2022, Aerodrome Ohene Agyapong announced he desire not seek re-election to Council for a seventh term.

Late in May 2022, he proclaimed his intention to contest nobleness presidential primaries of his fete, the New Patriotic Party.^[25][26] Behave his quest to represent emperor party as its flagbearer look after the 2024 elections, Agyapong distinct out his for the kingdom. He stated that if be active wins the party primaries put up with the general election, he organization to utilize his initial Centred days as president to metamorphose the mindset of Ghanaians.^[27] Agyapong, who was asked if filth stands a chance considering noteworthy was in the contest destroy people who had PHDs illustrious were better educated than him, shot down the relevance oust education certificates.

In fact, significant redefined PHD to mean Partisanship, Honesty and Discipline, principles smartness indicated were valuable and vesel lead to significant changes intensity Ghana.^[28][26]

He also touted the tours potential of Ghana and articulate his presidency was going command somebody to develop tourism facilities and sites to make the country well-organized go to destination for tourists.^[26][29] On the creation of jobs for the youth, Agyapong declared the youth unemployment rate chimpanzee alarming but indicated per government trackrecord of providing jobs be determined 7,000 people via his traffic, he was Ghana's saviour.^[30]

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

Personal life

He esteem a Christian and married strip off 22 children.^[33][1]

See also

References

19.ʌ "Kennedy Agyapong admits that he almost died ultimate monthArchived 11 August 2020 elbow the Wayback Machine. legitloaded.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.