By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Regional Secretary, Mr. Charles Bissue, who served under the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-led government as Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee against Illegal Mining (IMCIM), has declared his support behind Mr. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong’s bid to become the party’s 2028 flagbearer.
The former Secretary of the IMCIM described Mr. Ohene Agyapong, a business mogul cum politician, as an empathetic and results-oriented leader Ghana needs for real transformation.
Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Citi FM yesterday, Mr. Bissue argued that Mr. Ohene Agyapong’s entrepreneurial background and strong connection with the grassroots uniquely position him to tackle Ghana’s economic challenges and reduce dependence on external institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
“I have confidence in Kennedy Agyapong because of his empathy and compassion… You know, hitherto we look at politics from the point where we come up with a lot of theories and then in the end we say IMF or World Bank, when I think that we should have factored all those in,” Mr. Bissue explained.
He expressed frustration over Ghana’s continued reliance on imports despite its vast natural resources, stressing the need for a shift toward value addition and industrialisation.
“I believe that Ghana, with the natural resources that we have, should be an exporting country of finished goods, but we are actually importing a lot. So I think having an entrepreneur as our leader, I think it will actually transform Ghana,” Mr. Bissue pointed out.
The former Secretary of the IMCIM further noted that Agyapong’s close ties with ordinary Ghanaians and his private-sector experience make him a strong contender who resonates with public sentiment. He added that it is because of the qualities of Mr. Ohene Agyapong that most Ghanaians are saying, “Bring Kennedy, we will vote for him.”
