Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, says, he is very passionate about the transformation of Ghana.
In an exclusive interview with Okay FM on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, he said the country can have changes in the economic, social and agricultural structure of the country.
He disclosed that the sense of Nationalism and patriotism in the country is missing.
“I think it’s time for us as a country to launch a major crusade to let Ghanaians know that, this country is worth dying for,” he told the host of Ade Akye Abia of Okay FM Kwame Nkrumah Tikese
He further advised that “It’s time for Ghanaians to reset to the cherished values of this country”.
Responding to breaking the 8, he said “It is very important to take decisions that are necessary to promote the country and the party at the same time. So I believe strongly that members of the NPP are more than that of the NDC, when you look at the elections that have been held in this country, it tells it all looking at the margins we use to win the elections. So this clearly shows that we as the NPP, if we are to work together as one party to rejuvenate the base of the party and create that enthusiasm in our grassroots not to be worried, the chances are that NPP will win the 2024 elections”.
“Division in the party must stop but rather encourage competition, again the competition Should be regulated properly through our speaking”. He advised.
He added that harmony and understanding are very important in the party.
Responding to his presidential ambitions, he confirmed that, he will file for the nomination when the party gives way for nominations
Agyepong belongs to the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He became active in Ghanaian politics when Ghana reentered constitutional rule after over a decade of Military rule. He played roles in the campaigns of the NPP Presidential Candidates Albert Adu Boahen in 1992, and John Kufuor in 1996. He also played a role in Nana Akufo-Addo’s campaign to win the presidential nomination in 1998 but subsequently played a role in the overall party effort during the 2000 General election which was won by John Kufuor. He was involved in this again in the year 2004.
He served as the Press Secretary to the President of Ghana John Kufuor from 2001 to 2006. Kwabena Agyepong was one of 17 aspirants who contested for the party’s nomination to replace John Agyekum Kuffuor as presidential candidate for the 2008 Ghanaian General Election, In 2014, Kwabena Agyepong stood for the position of General Secretary for the Party and won.
