{"id":107697,"date":"2025-12-19T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=107697"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:06:00","slug":"afeku-backs-kennedy-agyapongs-leadership-style-and-industrial-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=107697","title":{"rendered":"Afeku backs Kennedy Agyapong\u2019s leadership style and industrial agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Minister for Tourism, Arts, and Culture Catherine Afeku has expressed support for NPP flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Agyapong, describing him as a bold, experienced, and pragmatic leader capable of addressing Ghana\u2019s unemployment challenges through industrialisation.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 News Desk<\/strong> programme on Friday, December 19, Ms Afeku said Mr Agyapong\u2019s background in business and long-standing parliamentary experience distinguish him from many of his contemporaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cKennedy Agyapong comes in as someone who has done it before. He has industries, so he is the kind of person who can talk and do what he is saying,\u201d she said. \u201cHe has also been in Parliament for six terms; he combines experience with practical knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Ms Afeku, one of Mr Agyapong\u2019s defining traits is his blunt and forthright approach to public discourse, which she believes resonates with a section of the Ghanaian electorate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat people love about him is his brutal honesty. He tells it like it is. There is no sugar-coating,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

She argued that Ghana is at a critical stage where unconventional leadership is required, drawing comparisons with bold global leaders who have disrupted entrenched systems by challenging the status quo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need a leader who thinks outside the box, who is unconventional and courageous,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ms Afeku highlighted Mr Agyapong\u2019s consistent emphasis on industrialisation as a practical pathway to economic growth and job creation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been very consistent: let\u2019s industrialise, let\u2019s wipe out unemployment. When asked how, he says, \u2018industry.\u2019\u201d She explained.<\/p>\n

She stressed that unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, remains Ghana\u2019s most pressing socio-economic problem and noted that Mr Agyapong\u2019s claims are backed by his personal record.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is not talking from a vacuum. He says, \u2018I have done it before. I have created industry, I have employed people. The real issue in our country is unemployment, especially youth unemployment, and I have the antidote,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The former minister also praised Mr Agyapong\u2019s simple and result-driven messaging, referencing the \u201cKeep It Simple\u201d campaign strategy popularised by former United States President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeeping it simple is always the solution to many of our problems,\u201d she said. \u201cHe keeps it simple, pragmatic, and result-oriented.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Afeku emphasised that Ghana needs leadership that combines courage with the ability to deliver tangible outcomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is why I like this gentleman. I like his style of governance and his can-do attitude,\u201d she added. \u201cWe need someone bold, courageous, and, above all, result-oriented.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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