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  • Kennedy Agyapong speaks on “kill Ewes” comment in Keta

    Kennedy Agyapong speaks on “kill Ewes” comment in Keta

    Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has clarified his 2013 “kill Ewes” comment which sparked outrage  and also resulted in treason charges leveled against him.

    Seeking to provide context and clarify his statement during a public event in Keta on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, he said the comment was in defence of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters in the Volta Region who were allegedly being molested by some supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and not to incite hate against Ewes as purported. Mr Agyapong vehemently denied any intention to promote hatred towards any ethnic group.

    Recall that in 2012, Mr Kennedy allegedly declared war on all Ewes living in the Ashanti region, inciting NPP activists in the region to attack Ewes with machetes and cutlasses. 

    He is quoted to have said that: “Today I declare war on this country, Gbevlo-Lartey and his people, IGP should know this. Voltarians in the Ashanti Region will not be spared. If anyone touches you, butcher him with a cutlass…” However, the MP has indicated that he meant no harm with this statement. 

    Narrating events that led to the comments, he said it all started when one Mr Soloman Donkor, who was then an employee of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) approached him with a complaint. 

    “I was charged with treason with treason sometime ago, I think that was in 2013. The story was that a gentleman named Solomon Donkor from Biakoye came to my House in Tema Community 12 and told me that a Chief in Biakoye has asked miners who are below 18 years to go and register to vote and the NPP in Biakoye resisted what the Chief said.”

    As a result of the action taken by the NPP supporters, they were being attacked in the community, according to the report from Mr Donkor. He (Donkor) also indicated that he had approached various radio stations in the area to seek a platform to speak on the matter and also draw attention of authorities to what was going on in the area. However, “none of the radio allowed him to speak on air about what was going on in Biakoye.”

    Consequently, Mr Donkor sought the help of Mr Agyapong who owned some radio and TV stations to help him address the matter. Initially, Mr Agyapong said he offered to let Mr Donkor speak on the matter himself but he was unable to since he was still a public servant and feared he was going to be dismissed from COCOBOD if he spoke on the matter himself. 

    “Mr Donkor then asked me to speak on behalf of the people of Biakoye. So I decided to speak on behalf of the NPP supporters. Actually, he dictated everything I said except one thing: “NDC, if you think Volta region is your stronghold and you’re beating people, if you think Greater Accra region is your stronghold and you’re beating people, then Eastern Region and Ashanti region is our stronghold. We will beat the NDC in our stronghold,” he recalled. 

    “I made this statement around 9:30 am in the morning. By 5pm, Police officers had surrounded my radio station. So the next day I went to the police station and it was all over the news that Ken Agyapong said ‘go and kill Ewes.’ Later, I was charged with treason and  which meant that if I was found guilty, I would be killed,” he said.

    “I was charged with treason for defending NPP voltarians,” he added. 

    After his arrest, he was charged with treason but was later acquitted and discharged of all treason charges. 

  • Don’t vote for politicians who take their children abroad for school – Kennedy Agyapong says forgetting his children

    Don’t vote for politicians who take their children abroad for school – Kennedy Agyapong says forgetting his children

    Presidential hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has entreated electorates not to cast their ballots for politicians who send their wards abroad to study and pay huge sums of fees.

    He made the statement while addressing party faithful during his tour of Keta Constituency in the Volta Region today, June 14, 2023.

    According to Mr Agyapong, such politicians seek better lives for their wards while the child of the average Ghanaian suffers. Thus entreating Ghanaians not to leave the running of the country in the hands of such individuals.

    “Let’s put everything aside and think of a man who cares for the country. A man who thinks about the future of the youth. A man who thinks about the development of the country and not those people you call for – they take the money outside the country, go and pay expensive school fees for their children whiles you suffer,” he said.

    It is however important to note that the majority of Mr Agyapong’s children have had their education outside the country.

    One of Mr Agyapong’s children, Kenneth Takyi Agyapong, lived in the United States of America where he completed United State University with a Doctorate degree.

    His daughter, Yvonne, is said to have studied at Union Catholic High School, a private Catholic high school located in Scotch Plains, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 

    In a recent on Peace FM, Mr Agyapong noted that he is unhappy about the living conditions of Ghanaian graduates who are jobless when his children are faring much better after completing school in the US.

    “The most important thing is how we will create jobs for the youth in this country because I feel guilty that my children in America finished school and are gainfully employed. But here, the youth finish university and have no jobs to do,” he said.

    For some school of thought, politicians who opt to send their children abroad for education purpose do so as they do not trust the quality of education in the country.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Kennedy Agyapong donates Toyota Coaster bus to Yaw Dabo Academy

    Kennedy Agyapong donates Toyota Coaster bus to Yaw Dabo Academy

    Kennedy Agyapong (Kenpong), a business magnate and philanthropist from Ghana, has donated a highly functional Toyota Coaster bus to the club’s rapidly growing football programme, Yaw Dabo Academy.

    In yet another demonstration of his faith and confidence in superstar actor Yaw Dabo, who also serves as the owner of the football team, Kenpong gave the mini-bus to Yaw Dabo Academy.

    It is thought that Kenpong and Yaw Dabo have been good friends for a very long time.

    Yaw Dabo: I established soccer academy to support the less-privileged

    According to rumours, Yaw Dabo, who is based in Kumasi, frequents Kenpong’s opulent Accra mansion among other places whenever he is in the city.

    This report was given credence by Yaw Dabo who recently shared a photo of himself at the residence of Kenpong after he arrived from his European tour which saw him being featured on Spanish TV.

    Kenpong who is also the owner of the Kenpong Football Academy donated the vehicle to Yaw Dabo Academy to strengthen the relationship between the two clubs.

    It is the belief of people with proximity to the two highly-respected men that Kenpong Football Academy and Yaw Dabo Academy will enjoy a mutually-beneficial relationship that will see them support each other.

    Kenpong’s charitable works are well-documented as he has over the years supported various persons and organizations in the country.

    Kenpong Football Academy which is coached by coach Kwasi Appiah are making big progress with their discovery and nurturing of Ghanaian football talents.

  • Kennedy Agyapong picks form to officially join NPP flagbearer race

    Kennedy Agyapong picks form to officially join NPP flagbearer race

    New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has picked up his nomination forms at the NPP headquarters in Accra on Thursday.

    The aspirant is confident of emerging victorious in the party’s flagbearer election.

    The Assin Central Member of Parliament becomes the ninth individual to collect nomination forms since the party commenced the nomination process.

    In an interview with Citi News, Kwame Owusu, the campaign manager for Kennedy Agyapong, emphasized that the candidate’s disciplinary approach has garnered significant support from the party’s grassroots.

    “We believe in the grassroots. The people are excited about what honourable Ken stands for. Honourable Ken does not stand for indiscipline. Honourable is honest in terms of his dealing with the country. Honourable Ken is patriotic that he will die for Ghana, and he has demonstrated that.

    So most of the time if you hear him talking loud or making a case, it is what people will come in and say that he is not conforming. Of course, he is not conforming because he stands for the ordinary people and ordinary people are not conformists,” he said.

    Mr Owusu said his disciplinary nature would give him the edge over his contenders, saying “People want somebody who is disciplined because there is too much indiscipline in this country. Indiscipline leads to corruption and once you see a man that you believe is honest, and you are going to work for him, it has to be at the back of your mind that whatever you do you are going to face the whip very squarely.”

  • Kennedy Agyapong offers grader to demolish Anas’s buildings on encroached land – Lawyer

    Kennedy Agyapong offers grader to demolish Anas’s buildings on encroached land – Lawyer

    Reports indicate that, Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for the Assin Central constituency, has allegedly provided a grader to Adolf Tetteh Adjei, a businessman who has been served a court order to demolish buildings on his land.

    These structures were claimed to have been illegally erected by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, an investigative journalist.

    Anas Aremeyaw Anas

    The court ruling concluded that Anas’s constructions should be demolished to restore the landowner’s rightful access to his property, as the buildings were deemed to have been unlawfully erected.

    Responding to the court’s decision in an interview with Okay FM on May 19, 2023, Kennedy Agyapong’s brother cum lawyer argued that Anas’s actions constituted a criminal offence, asserting that constructing on land that does not belong to an individual is against the law and that the MP has offered the businessman a grader to carry out the demolition.

    “When you steal someone’s land and build on it, it is a criminal offence …can you just go and steal someone’s land and build on it? It is a criminal offence, so, the court was right, they said he should demolish it, Ken even says that he will give him a grader if he doesn’t have one.

    Kennedy Agyapong

    “He has volunteered a grader to demolish the whole building, you see, he (Anas) took the law into his hands like he is a tin god, so the time that the case was still pending in court he used his own powers to build, but you Anas who are you? To go and build on the land.

    And the Adolf guy is also not that easy person, he is a very powerful guy… he can’t negotiate anything with him, if he is listening to me, he should demolish the building…there was even an injunction and he (Anas) thought he is a tin god, so he went ahead, who born dog?” he said

    He went further to criticize Anas’s conduct, claiming that he had taken the law into his own hands and proceeded with construction while the case was still pending in court.

    A glass factory located at Tse-Ado, a suburb of Accra; and a set of apartments built and owned by Anas is set to be demolished by court order.

    A court recently ruled that the journalist had proceeded with construction on a disputed land despite a court order asking him to put the project on hold until the land dispute is resolved.

    Following a final judgment on the land which didn’t go in favour of Anas, the land owner, Adolf Tetteh Adjei has been given the go-ahead to pull down the structures and projects of Anas on the site.

    The judge who presided over the land case, Justice Kwame Gyamfi Osei, awarded GHC100,000 to Adolf Tetteh Adjei saying the land owner should use the amount for demolition instead of Anas Aremeyaw Anas doing the demolition himself.

    Following the ruling, Anas is said to have made several attempts to now negotiate with the land owner and pay for the full cost of the land so that his factory and apartments are not pulled down.

    However, Adolf Tetteh Adjei has said he is not interested in selling the land to Anas after the journalist used land guards and police to terrorize him for many years before he proceeded to court.

    According to MyNewsGh.com sources, the factory is a project Anas reportedly collaborated with some Chinese investors to construct at a time the land was in dispute.

  • We funded NPP’s 1992 campaign with $3m – Oppong Bio backs Kennedy Agyapong

    We funded NPP’s 1992 campaign with $3m – Oppong Bio backs Kennedy Agyapong

    A business associate of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. William Oppong Bio, has supported the presidential flagbearer hoepful’s claim that he obtained a loan to finance the party’s 1992 campaign.

    Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, a candidate for the NPP flagbearership, disputed Kennedy Agyapong’s assertion that he and his business partner obtained a $3 million loan to settle debts incurred by the NPP after the 1992 general elections.

    But Mr. Oppong Bio, Kennedy Agyapong‘s partner and a witness, has spoken about the incident in an interview with Kumasi-based Sompa FM.

    Kwabena Agyapong (left), Kennedy Agyapong (right)

    He mentioned that the loan was obtained through Cal Bank, which was then run by Fred Oware, who is now the chief of staff at the Office of the vice president’s office.

    “We paid the debt. When they went for the money and we lost the 1992 and 1996 elections, everyone ran away from it so we paid it; our company paid.

    “The circumstances at the time caused our company to pay. Fred Oware, who is now at the vice president’s office, was the managing director at the time, and when they heard NPP had contracted a loan there, he had to hide it on our company account. That’s how it came about,” he said.

    He added that the likes of Kwabena Agyepong may not have been privy to the matter because he was young at the time.

    “It was what caused Fred Oware to lose his job and why Rawlings wanted to imprison him. It is a very big issue. At the time, some people were young and would not have known about it. Even today, does all of us know what is happening in the NPP?” he questioned.

    Kennedy Agyapong, who is now the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has been touring the country and engaging with delegates of the NPP ahead of the party’s upcoming primaries to elect a flagbearer.

    In various interactions with the delegates, the MP has sought to highlight his contributions to the establishment and growth of the party, including financing its activities over the years.

  • $3 NPP donation: Ken Agyapong ‘fights’ Kwabena Agyapong over liar tag

    $3 NPP donation: Ken Agyapong ‘fights’ Kwabena Agyapong over liar tag

    Presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has criticized Kwabena Agyapong for accusing him of fabricating an information regarding a contribution he (Ken) made to the party.

    Kwabena Agyapong, a former deputy general secretary of the NPP, is reported to have said in an interview with Kumasi-based Angel FM that Ken Agyapong lied when he stated that he repaid a $3 million loan contracted by the party in 1991.

    According to Kwabena Agyapong, Ken Agyapong’s claim cannot be true because the NPP did not exist in 1991.

    “I will not boast about my wealth, as others do, claiming they gave $3 million to the party in 1991. In 1991, was NPP in existence? NPP was established in 1992. Under military rule, obtaining $3 million from a bank is impossible,” the former NPP general secretary said.

    Reacting to this while addressing delegates of the NPP in the Central Region, Ken Agyapong accused Kwabena Agyapong of being mischievous because he (Ken) never said the loan was contracted in 1991.

    Ken, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, added that the former NPP general secretary could not have been privy to the said payment because he was a ‘nobody’ in the party by then.

    “I said in 1992 when Adu Boahen was elected flagbearer of the NPP myself and Oppong Bio went to CalBank to borrow $3 million to support the party, you can ask Fred Oware if I am lying.

    “Kwabena Agyepong at the time supported Dr Safo Adu, he didn’t support Prof Adu Boahen. Dr Konadu Apraku, lawyer Kwadwo Afram Asiedu and I, we walked straight to the bedroom of Adu Boahen, Kwabena Agyapong couldn’t do that because he didn’t support the man.

    “He has done his part for the NPP but he should also give us credit. When he even had an accident some of us including Gifty Kleman, Ursula Owusu and Grudle went round campaigning for him to be elected general secretary. At that time, the authorities were against him. But he couldn’t give us credit for supporting him, such things are not good for the party,” he said.

  • You can’t scare me with money, I will show you – ‘Rich’ Kennedy Agyapong tells NPP presidential candidate hopefuls

    You can’t scare me with money, I will show you – ‘Rich’ Kennedy Agyapong tells NPP presidential candidate hopefuls

    New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential candidate hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed that he cannot be intimidated by money in his quest to becoming Ghana’s president.

    Speaking to party faithful in the Awutu Senya East Constituency as part of his campaign, the Assin Central Member of Parliament said he will willingly prove his affluence by being extra charitable.

    “Whoever thinks he is a man and would want to scare me with money when the time comes, I will show him that I am also a man and that I have richer. I will put on a show here in Awutu Senya East, I will display cash,” he stated to chants from elated NPP members.

    As sighted in the video shared by Oman Channel, the flagbearer hopeful entreated electorates to be bold in choosing who they wish to lead the country come 2025.

    “So let everyone have patience. We want peace in NPP so we can win the elections but the fact that we want peace does not mean anyone should try and scare us. Nobody can scare you. When it comes to the election vote for whomever you wish to vote for. You have your own mind,” he said.

    The NPP has set November 4, 2023, to hold presidential primaries to elect a flagbearer.

    The winner of the contest will lead the party as its flagbearer in the 2024 presidential elections.

  • NPP’s Kwasi Nti admits to receiving GHS1m from Kennedy Agyapong after party breached agreement

    NPP’s Kwasi Nti admits to receiving GHS1m from Kennedy Agyapong after party breached agreement

    Former Fomena Constituency Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwasi Nti, has confirmed receiving GHS1,000,000 from Assin Central Member of Parliament Hon. Kennedy Agyapong.

    According to Mr Nti, Mr Agyapong bailed out the party after it failed to honour the agreement to pay him GHS1,000,000 should he step down as requested by independent MP Andrew Asiamah Amoako, who represents the Fomena Constituency.

    “The NPP promised me Gh¢Million cedis to step down as the party’s charman after the Fomena MP demand my resignation”.

    “I was hesitant to give in to their demands after several calls on me because the NPP did not fulfill the promise they made, even after my resignation they still did not give me the amount they pledged “.

    He noted that had Mr Agapong not intervened, the NPP would have been hit with a legal case.

    http://backend.theindependentghana.com/ken-agyapong-reveals-secret-behind-fomena-mps-switch-to-majority-caucus-paid-gh1m-debt/

    “It took the aspiring presidential candidate of the NPP Hon Kennedy Agyapong to privately give me Gh¢ 1Million to defray my debt and I can assure you this gesture saved the NPP from major legal tussle”, he said.

    The agreement between the NPP leadership and Mr Kwasi Nti was made public by the Assin Central MP.

    The NPP stalwart interacting with some party delegates at Tema disclosed the role he played for the party to be the majority in Parliament.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • I have created over 7000 jobs – Ken Agyapong

    I have created over 7000 jobs – Ken Agyapong

    New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong has bragged about his track record of job creation, claiming to have created over 7,000 jobs.

    He avers that with that record, he stands over and above fellow aspirants in terms of job creation, hence delegates for the upcoming primaries should be on the lookout for aspirants bearing job promises without tangible records.

    “If you lack something, appreciate whoever has it, so that he would show you the way, it is no need being jealous. Those of you all over the place that you will create jobs, even your house girls are paid by government.

    “Compared to me, who has over 7,000 workers in this country. Ask them, that they said they will create jobs and give us ease, how many people have you employed in Ghana?

    “Don’t let them wear suit and come and lie to you. English we no go chop. Ibi our pockets dey speak, so when they come, take caution,” he added.

    Speaking to some party delegates in Tema as part of his campaign to become flagbearer of the NPP for the 2024 polls, he said:

    “Money can solve issues but not all issues because if it was all about money Akufo-Addo wouldn’t have become president because Mahama distributed brand new cars till chiefs also benefitted.

    “At the time, we were struggling with used pickups, salt, gari, maggi cube, second-hand clothes was what we used to unseat Mahama,” he said warning his own party: “but politicians don’t learn. They don’t learn.”

    Agyapong, a known financier of the NPP has serially boasted about how much monetary contributions he has made to the party since he joined in the early 90s. He has spoken about buying hundreds of vehicles for the party and even paying for an entire congress when the party sought to decentralize voting to elect a flagbearer.

  • How the NPP ousted Mahama in 2016 – Ken Agyapong reveals top secret

    How the NPP ousted Mahama in 2016 – Ken Agyapong reveals top secret

    Kennedy Agyapong, a member of parliament for Assin Central, has explained how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) managed to defeat all odds and win the 2016 presidential election.

    He claimed that, in contrast to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which was in power at the time, the NPP was having trouble raising money for elections and for voter gifts.

    He charged that John Dramani Mahama, who was in office at the time, had given away brand-new automobiles, including some to chiefs, while the NPP was operating with used trucks.

    Speaking to a few party delegates in Tema as part of his bid to lead the NPP in the elections of 2024, he said.

    “Money can solve issues but not all issues because if it was all about money Akufo-Addo wouldn’t have become president because Mahama distributed brand new cars till chiefs also benefitted.

    “At the time, we were struggling with used pickups, salt, gari, maggi cube, second-hand clothes was what we used to unseat Mahama,” he said warning his own party: “but politicians don’t learn. They don’t learn.”

    Agyapong, a known financier of the NPP has serially boasted about how much monetary contributions he has made to the party since he joined in the early 90s. He has spoken about buying hundreds of vehicles for the party and even paying for an entire congress when the party sought to decentralize voting to elect a flagbearer.

  • GHC1m – Ken Agyapong on how he got Fomena MP to join Majority Caucus

    GHC1m – Ken Agyapong on how he got Fomena MP to join Majority Caucus

    Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, has discussed the crucial role he played for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in forming the majority caucus of the 8th Ghanaian Parliament.

    NPP presidential candidate Ken Agyapong stated that the party required independent MP Andrew Asiamah Amoako, who represents Fomena, to join their side in parliament in order to gain control of the House.

    Speaking to delegates of the NPP in Tema, Ken Agyapong said that it took his intervention and his GH¢1 million for the condition given by Asiamah Amoako, who is now the 2nd deputy speaker of parliament, to be met, which made him join NPP in the House.

    “If not for me, the NPP will not have majority in parliament after the 2020 elections. Because after the election, NDC had 137 parliamentarians, NPP also had 137 and there was one independent candidate.

    “We wanted the independent candidate to join us and the condition he gave was that the NPP chairman for Adansi Fomena must resign before he joins us.

    “I spoke to the Adansi Fomena NPP chairman and he told me that he will have resigned but a rural bank, he owes GH¢1.5 million will take him to court if he is no longer the chairman of the party in the constituency,” he said in Twi.

    Ken Agyapong added that he paid GH¢1 million of the debt of the Adansi Fomena NPP Chairman, which led him to resign, for Asiamah Amoako to join NPP MPs to form the majority caucus.

  • Contrary to popular belief, northerners are not violent – Kennedy Agyapong

    Contrary to popular belief, northerners are not violent – Kennedy Agyapong

    Kennedy Agyapong, a member of parliament for Assin Central district in the Central region has spoken out against the notion that people from the north are violent.

    Kennedy Agyapong who claims to have family ties to that part if the country stated that northerners are simply quick to defend themselves and their rights when they are being cheated or taken advantage of. Hence, the stereotype that they are violent is untrue.

    In a video shared by Oman Channel on April 7, 2023, and sighted by GhanaWeb, the NPP flagbearer hopeful while speaking to members of the party in the Ayawaso East Constituency of the Greater Accra region, explained that because bortherners are quick to defend themselves, they are often labeled as violent. However, he stressed that this is not an accurate characterization of the people from the northern region of Ghana.

    “…and the truth is, for my household, I celebrate both Salah and Christmas, in fact, my grandmother was a Muslim before she married. So, she was ‘Asante kremo’ but all my grandfathers are Muslims, I have Seidu, Abass, Siaka, and Yakubu, and all of these people are in my family who are Muslims.

    “They settled more at Ajumako Anyan Asiam, whereby one of them married a Muslim there, so, all my family people are full of Muslims, except a few of us whose grandparents married Christians.

    “You don’t know where I got my braveness from, my father used to teach at Wa, so I was always fighting and there was a certain day when I went to beat a certain lady. So, my mother was crying lamenting about what a man gave her during her pregnancy to mix with her meals and eat.

    “So, I asked her about what she was lamenting about? and she replied that a certain man used to give her some powder to mix with her porridge and drink so that her son will become strong after delivery.

    He added “So, for me, I am a ‘Wawula’ person, I come from Wa, and that is where the braveness comes from. That is why whenever I see the Northerners, I become happy because we all have the same character, we all hate nonsense … if you want to cheat us and we don’t give room for such things then you conclude we are not good.

    “Do you understand? I know you don’t like cheating, so when it happens then you just say your mind, then they will conclude that they are violent people. So, I should sit down for you to cheat on me and go scot-free, no, is not possible. So, for me, I am one of you,” he said.

    The race for the NPP flagbearership slot has top party members including Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia; former trade and industry minister, Alan Kyerematen; former food and agric minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto; former NPP General Secretary, Kwabena Agyapong among others.

    November 4, 2023, has been slated as the date for the NPP presidential primaries to elect a flagbearer for the general elections in 2024.

  • Presidential aspirants warned of using propaganda against Kennedy Agyapong

    Presidential aspirants warned of using propaganda against Kennedy Agyapong

    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team has urged other candidates and their teams to run their campaigns in accordance with the party’s code of conduct.

    According to the team, it is important that the codes outlined by the party are duly followed so as not to create unbridgeable divisions in the party.

    The word of caution from Kennedy Agyapong’s team comes in the wake of attacks on the Assin Central MP over the sincerity of his promise to set up a scholarship fund with his salary in the event that he is elected president of Ghana.

    Critics questioned the genuineness of the promise on the premise that Kennedy Agyapong is allegedly drawing bonuses as board chair of Ghana Gas.

    The Ken 2024 team deems that rhetoric as a propaganda scheme from competitors to soil the image of Kennedy Agyapong.

    The team insisted Kennedy Agyapong has consistently shown himself to be a man of his word and will not abandon the promise if he the elections.

    Read the full statement below

    Our attention has been drawn to some vile propaganda against our candidate Ken Ohene Agyapong on some social media platforms. The propaganda believed to have been churned out by some faceless individuals from the camp of our opponents is for all intent and purposes meant to discredit our candidate.

    In a subtle jab, these faceless individuals through their propaganda materials sought to question the sincerity of Ken Ohene Agyapong’s promise to use his salary as President to establish a scholarship scheme to support the needy but brilliant students. They reason that, by accepting his allowances as Board Chairman of Ghana Gas as well as remuneration from his legitimate business gains, he cannot be trusted to keep his promise.

    We wish to state unequivocally that not only are the assertions stated above infantile, but they also demonstrate profound nervousness within the competing camps that Ken Agyapong’s listening tour to hear directly from the people is generating excitement unparalleled by their feeble efforts to emulate same.

    Ken Ohene Agyapong has demonstrated throughout his political life that he is not someone who dabbles in deceit for political gains. Not only is he seen by many as one of the few credible voices in our political space today, but he is also seen as someone who honors his pledges of support, especially to those less fortunate. Unlike, some of his opponents, Ken Agyapong can boast of massive support for the party both at the top echelons and at the grassroots.

    There is no gainsaying that the growing popularity of Ken’s campaign at the grassroots is causing considerable nervousness among his competitor. The infantile attacks notwithstanding. Ken Agyapong is still committed to a civil and sane internal campaign and would not resort to any form of abrasive tactics to destroy anyone in our party. But he will respond to falsehoods and misinformation.

    We wish to caution that all aspirants and their hirelings or assigns must stay within the party’s code ‘which mandates all to ensure a decorous campaign to make reconciliation after the elections easy for all. Let us remember the real opponent we face out there is the NDC and not ourselves.

  • We celebrate Salah and Christmas in my house – Ken Agyapong

    We celebrate Salah and Christmas in my house – Ken Agyapong

    Member of Parliament for the Assin Central constituency in the Central region, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that traces of his family lineage shows that he is an Ashanti with Islamic leanings (Asante kremo).

    Agyapong stated that Northerners are good people because he could recall an instance in which he had been suspected of drug dealing and had been arrested by the then Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) now (NIB) for an investigation.

    Nevertheless, his northerner friends came to his defence and took protective measures on his properties to prevent any false planting of accusations against him.

    In a video shared by Oman Channel and sighted by GhanaWeb, the NPP flagbeaerer hopeful while speaking to members of the party in the Ayawaso East Constituency of the Greater Accra region, said that the majority of his family members are Muslims.

    “I recall when I was in BNI custody being accused of dealing in drugs, my friends who are northerners went to all my businesses to secure it for me because they could go and plant something there against me.

    “…and the truth is, for my household, I celebrate both Salah and Christmas, in fact, my grandmother was a Muslim before she married.

    “So, she was ‘Asante Nkremo’ but all my male grandfathers are Muslims, I have Seidu, Abass, Siaka, and Yakubu, and all of these people are in my family who are Muslims.

    “They settled more at Ajumako Anyan Asiam, whereby one of them married a Muslim there, so, all my family people are full of Muslims, except a few of us that our grandparents married Christians.

    “So, I am one of you because I’m almost a northerner, I come from Wa, and we don’t tolerate nonsense, that is the point but they always attribute that to violent people,” he said.

    The race for the NPP flagbearership is growing with several bigwigs such as Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen amongst the contenders.

    November 4, 2023 has been slated as the date for the NPP presidential primaries to select a flagbearer for the general elections in 2024.

  • We don’t think about the policies we make – Ken Agyapong reacts to ban of imported used cars

    We don’t think about the policies we make – Ken Agyapong reacts to ban of imported used cars

    A New Pariotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has slammed the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government over its decision to ban the importation of used cars into Ghana.

    Ken Agyapong said that the decision by the government is totally wrong and was not well thought off.

    Speaking at an event in a viral video shared by Graphic Online, on March 23, 2023, Mr Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, added that a lot of Ghanaians are going to lose their jobs because of the decision by the government.

    “You cannot bring a year to five-year-old cars because VW is going to produce brand new cars in Ghana, because Nissan is going to produce brand new cars in Ghana.

    “The direct tax (we are losing) through customs is more than anything in the country. Look at the number of people who are going to lose their jobs. How many jobs are these companies going to create? We didn’t sit down to analyse all these things, we just come out with policies, don’t bring used cars,” he said.

    He added that “Just this 2016, I bought 240 used pick-ups for NPP campaigns. Today, you are in power and you are telling Ghanaians not to buy used… what is the purchasing power of every Ghanaian in the country. How many people can afford new cars.”

    The NPP flagbearer added that the government should have rather made the car manufacturers make Ghana their production hub for Africa.

  • We don’t think, we just make policies – Ken Agyapong reacts to ban of imported used cars

    We don’t think, we just make policies – Ken Agyapong reacts to ban of imported used cars

    A New Parotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has slammed the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government over its decision to ban the importation of used cars into Ghana.

    Ken Agyapong said that the decision by the government is totally wrong and was not well thought off.

    Speaking at an event in a viral video shared by Graphic Online, on March 23, 2023, Mr Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, added that a lot of Ghanaians are going to lose their jobs because of the decision by the government.

    “You cannot bring a year to five-year-old cars because VW is going to produce brand new cars in Ghana, because Nissan is going to produce brand new cars in Ghana.

    “The direct tax (we are losing) through customs is more than anything in the country. Look at the number of people who are going to lose their jobs. How many jobs are these companies going to create? We didn’t sit down to analyse all these things, we just come out with policies, don’t bring used cars,” he said.

    He added that “Just this 2016, I bought 240 used pick-ups for NPP campaigns. Today, you are in power and you are telling Ghanaians not to buy used… what is the purchasing power of every Ghanaian in the country. How many people can afford new cars.”

    The NPP flagbearer added that the government should have rather made the car manufacturers make Ghana their production hub for Africa.

  • You are not destined to be president – Maurice Ampaw tells Kennedy Agyapong

    You are not destined to be president – Maurice Ampaw tells Kennedy Agyapong

    Legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has asked candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position, Kennedy Agyapong, to assess his skills and decide against running for president because that is not his calling.

    If one is not called or born with such aptitude, being president will be challenging, according to Ampaw, who believes that the office is about a divine calling.

    “I’m telling Kennedy Agyapong that; you weren’t born to become president. You’re aware that you were not given a presidential talent so why are you forcing yourself to become a president? Kennedy Agyapong you are a fighter.

    “God told David that he can’t build the church because his hands are full of blood (filth),” he said.

    Speaking on the March 19, 2023, episode of Mmra Ne Abrao Mu Nsem on Wontumi TV, Maurice Ampaw added that politics is a game filled with evil, falsehoods, and deception, that he thinks he would have died by now if he had entered earlier.
    Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that he was driven to join the presidential race after he sighted a video of Prophet Amoako Attah’s prophecy in March 2022.

    Prophet Francis Amoako Attah, who is the founder of Parliament Chapel International, prophesied that God had a special assignment for Kennedy Agyapong which goes beyond being a Member of Parliament.

    “Nobody can stop Hon Kennedy Agyapong from his vision to become a president of Ghana. I saw in the realms of the spirit that the star of God picked Hon Kennedy Agyapong.

    “Many people love him from their heart but they are not professing it to the general public. It will start gradually and all of a sudden, all the youth in the Country will Support Kennedy Agyapong,” he said.

  • Anas’ conviction represents a win for credible journalism – Kennedy Agyapong

    Anas’ conviction represents a win for credible journalism – Kennedy Agyapong

    A member of parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has stated that the defamation case he won against investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas should not be seen as a victory for him but a win for professional journalism and all those who have been harmed by Anas’ investigative reporting.

    In a statement, Mr Agyapong said “It is important that as we digest the judgment, we focus on the real essence and not view it as a victory for Ken.

    “It is  indeed a victory for professional journalism  as well as individuals and governments across Africa  who have suffered unjustly from this style of investigative journalism.”

    The Accra High Court on Wednesday, March 15 dismissed the GH¢25 million defamation suit against Kennedy Ohene Agyapong brought by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

    The judge, Justice Eric Baah, held that Anas Aremeyaw Anas failed to prove that Ken Agyapong defamed him by airing the documentary – “Who watches the watchman” – but rather, the documentary exposed shady deals that Anas and his associates were involved in.

    This was after Anas, in 2018, sued the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for allegedly defaming him.

    Anas prayed to the court to award GH¢25 million against Mr Agyapong to compensate him for the defamatory material published against him by the MP.

    The court concluded that what Anas is engaged in is not investigative journalism but rather “investigative terrorism” and that Agyapong was justified to call Anas “a blackmailer, corrupt, an extortionist, and evil”.

    “I find the claims by the plaintiff [Anas Aremeyaw Anas) meritless and they are hereby dismissed,” Justice Baah ruled.

    But Anas said he disagreed with the judge both on law and on the facts of the case.

    He accused Justice Baah of delving into the arena of criminal prosecution against him despite the matter being a civil case.

    “My team and I and the lawyers have carefully studied the judgment delivered by the court and we are unanimous that the judge made an overreach and descended into the arena and made criminal pronouncements about me as If I was standing a criminal trial.

    “He also justified the MP accusing me of the murder of JB Danquah, murder of 20 Chinese nationals. We are filing an appeal because there was no evidence provided,” Anas said in a video recording responding to the judgment.”

    He added “…I disagreed with the judge’s ruling both on law and the facts. when I started this work 21 years ago, I never assumed that it would be an easy road yet it is the evidence in my work and the commitment to truth and justice that has always led and prevailed against all the forces that have worked to pull us down”.

  • Court’s ruling was based on law – Lawyer reacts to Kennedy Agyapong vs Anas contempt case

    Court’s ruling was based on law – Lawyer reacts to Kennedy Agyapong vs Anas contempt case

    According to Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Senior Partner at Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Associates, the judge’s decision in the defamation case between Kennedy Agyapong, MP for Assin Central, and investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas was founded on the law.

    He claimed that the judge deserves praise for “setting the law out right” and basing his decision on the evidence that was provided in court.

    “The decision was not in a vacuum. Plain and simple. It wasn’t in a vacuum, it was based on the law, and that the law has a defined basis for what constitute defamation. And so therefore the decision was not in a vacuum.”

    Speaking on JoyNews on Saturday, March 18, the legal practitioner acknowledged that it is not always that judges have their ruling right. Therefore, making references to the law might be wrong sometimes. However, in the instances where the law is set out right, the judge must be commended.

    He added that a lot of people cannot appreciate the ruling properly because they are not lawyers.

    In June 2018, the renowned international investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas sued Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the MP for Assin Central, for defamation in relation to the content of the “Who watches the watchman” documentary.

    Anas requested that the High Court grant aggravated damages of GHC25 million due to the MP’s publication of defamatory materials.

    The MP during a live broadcast on TV revealed documents in an effort to undermine the investigative journalist who had produced a damning documentary about the corruption in Ghanaian football.

    The video in question was from a live Twi broadcast on Net 2 TV on May 29, 2018, during which Mr. Agyapong unequivocally declared that Anas is a blackmailer, corrupt, extortionist, and wicked person.

    In a similar vein, Mr. Agyapong, who owns the private radio station Oman FM, disseminated what Anas said were defamatory comments on May 31, 2018.

    According to Mr. Awuah, there was no need for the court to determine whether truly the defamatory statements were made by the defendant, in that he had already admitted them.

    Mr. Awuah posited that the alleged defamatory statements issued by Mr. Agyapong are not necessarily factual statements in themselves, but was rather a mere reaction to same said to him by the journalist when he reportedly indicated that the MP was responsible for the death of a colleague journalist, Ahmed Sualle.

    Given this scenario, Mr. Agyapong is not obliged to provide evidence to his statements, according to Mr. Awuah.

    “The question is whether or not in the circumstance of it, will the right thinking member of society come to the conclusion that indeed, Kennedy Agyapong actually meant that JB Danquah Adu was killed by Anas?,” he asked.

    Meanwhile, following the court’s verdict, the plaintiff, Anas has expressed disappointment.

    “We find the court decision an unfortunate travesty of justice and very inimical to the administration of justice and fairness. If for nothing at all the plaintiff made an allegation of murder against Anas” the Tyger Eye PI said in a statement.

    The journalist says he remains resolute in his fight against corruption in the Ghanaian society.

  • NPP used dubious means to win 2020 elections – Kennedy Agyapong

    NPP used dubious means to win 2020 elections – Kennedy Agyapong

    The Member of Parliament(MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has asserted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) did not win the 2020 elections fairly.

    According to him, he will reveal how the current administration rigged the 2020 presidential election in Akufo-Addo‘s favor.

    The ruling New Patriotic Party MP for Assin Central has made these allegations in an interview on NET 2 TV.

    Do you remember the lawsuit filed by the NDC against EC boss Jean Mensah to have the 2020 election results annulled? As we know, the NDC could not win that case.

    They thought the election results weren’t correct, which sparked a debate. Akufo-Addo got 6,730,413 votes, while John Mahama got 6,214,889 votes.

    Kennedy Agyapong effectively rebuked his government by threatening to air its dirty laundry in public if they try to collapse his business.

    His anger stems from the government’s pervasive incompetence and the current state of the economy, which has severely affected his chain of businesses including allegations by him that the Government wants to collapse his business.

  • Numerous times, Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ work, character have been questioned

    Numerous times, Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ work, character have been questioned

    Anas Ameyaw Anas Ghanaian investigative journalist and private eye is well-known for his anti-corruption activities and undercover reports.

    He is renowned for hiding his identity by donning masks in public and for his willingness to challenge influential members of African society.

    Anas has conducted numerous high-profile investigations and has received international recognition for his work.

    Some of his most notable investigations include exposing corruption in Ghana’s judiciary system, uncovering human trafficking networks in Ghana and Nigeria, and revealing the exploitation of Ghanaian cocoa farmers by multinational corporations on the Ghana and La Cote D’Ivoire border.

    He has also worked on investigations into illegal logging, illegal fishing, and the abuse of children in orphanages.

    Anas has won numerous awards for his journalism and was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. He continues to be a prominent figure in the fight against corruption and human rights abuses in Africa.

    The Ace investigative journalist was almost blameless until recently when people began questioning the rationale behind his investigative works, his character and his modus operandi or means of conducting his work.

    Here are some famous times, Anas Aremeyaw Anas was put under the microscope for corruption check;

    Ken releases ‘Who watches the watchman’ after Anas’ ‘Number 12’

    Briefly after the release of Anas and Tiger Eye PI’s Number 12 video, the investigative piece captured alleged corrupt practices in Ghana’s football administration, a scandal which led to the collapse of the Kwesi Nyantakyi-led GFA administration, Assin Central legislator, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, bitterly questioned the methods of operation by Anas, accused the Tiger Eye PI journalist of indulging in corruption and promised to expose him, hence the release of “Who watches the watchman” by Kennedy Agyapong. “Who watches the watchman” premiered in 2018 .

    The video was met with mixed reactions, while some regarded the documentary of Kennedy Agyapong as a desperate attempt to discredit Anas Aremeyaw Anas, a section of the public bought into the idea that the investigative journalist may be corrupt after all and began to question his methods. Arguably, since the release of “Who watches the watchman”, every subsequent expose’ by Anas has been scrutinized intensely.

    Elizabeth Ohene on “Galamsey Economy” by Anas

    Veteran journalist and politician, Elizabeth Ohene questioned the rationale behind Anas’ “Galamsey Economy”. According to her, the investigative piece which promised to expose the powerful faces behind illegal mining popularly known as “Galamsey’ failed to do so.

    She also questioned the timing of the release of the video since suspects captured in the video were recorded in 2018 but the documentary was released four years later in 2022. The timing, made Elizabeth Ohene question if really, Anas Aremeyaw Anas had the interest of Ghana at heart like he claims.

    “If, as it turns out, this incident with Charles Adu Boahen was filmed back in 2018, why have they kept it under wraps all this while and why have they chosen this time, November 2022, almost five years later, to release it? If, in their judgement, they saw what transpired in that hotel room in the United Arab Emirates as so reprehensible, why have they kept it for almost five years?”, Elizabeth Ohene wrote.

    This question by Elizabeth Ohene became a topic of discussion for many media outlets in the country.

  • I have another defamation suit against Ken Agyapong in the US – Anas

    I have another defamation suit against Ken Agyapong in the US – Anas

    Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has said that another defamation suit he filed in the United States against the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, is still ongoing.

    According to him, the suit he filed in the US against Ken Agyapong is similar to the suit that was thrown out by the High Court in Accra on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

    “Last year we also filed another defamation action against the MP. The case is ongoing. As a student and practitioner, I strongly believe in the rule of law,” he said.

    Anas also said that he will appeal the ruling of the High Court on the defamation lawsuit he filed against Kennedy Agyapong, a presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    According to him, the judge who presided over the case treated him as if he was the one on trial and accused him of crimes without evidence.

    Anas, who made these remarks in a video shared on social media, added that the action of the judge was an overreach and he and his team have decided to file an appeal against his ruling.

    “My team of lawyers and I have carefully studied the judgment delivered by the court and we are unanimous that the judge made an overreach … and made criminal pronouncement about me as if I was standing a criminal trial.

    “He also justified that MP accusing me of the murder of the late JB Danquah, murder of 20 Chinese nationals and a host of other crimes. We are filing an appeal because there was no evidence provided,” he said.

    The Accra High Court dismissed the GHC25 million defamation suit against Ken Agyapong, a presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party, brought by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

    According to 3news.com, the judge, Justice Eric Baah, was of the view that Anas did not prove Ken Agyapong defamed him by airing the documentary – “Who watches the watchman” – but rather, the documentary exposed shady deals that Anas and his associates were involved in.

    The Assin Central MP has been facing a GHC25 million suit from Anas over some comments he (MP)
    had allegedly made against the investigative journalist in public after airing his investigative piece #Number 12, which exposed some rots in Ghana Football.

    The judge even told Anas that what he practices is not investigative journalism, but “investigative terrorism’’.

    Background:

    Sometime in 2018, the ace international investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, dragged the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, to court for defaming him.

    Anas was asking the High Court to award aggravated damages to the tune of GHC25 million arising from defamatory materials published by the MP.

    He said the MP had been publishing materials in his bid to discredit him after releasing an explosive piece on the rot in Ghanaian football.

    Displeased with the MP’s actions, Anas, through his lawyer, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, sued Mr Agyapong for the award of general damages for defamation in the defendant’s publications.

    A journalist, Mr Listowell Yesu Bukarson, has been granted the power of attorney to stand in for Anas.

    Publications:

    The publications complained of include a live programme in Twi on Adom TV, on May 29, 2018, where Ken Agyapong categorically stated that Anas was a blackmailer, corrupt, an extortionist and evil.

    According to the statement of claim, the defendant, in a similar manner, published defamatory words on May 31, 2018, via Oman FM, a private radio station owned by the defendant.

    The statement of claim also stated that the defendant published more defamatory materials against the plaintiff via other platforms, to the extent of releasing pictures purportedly those of the investigative journalist in his bid to blow the latter’s cover.

  • We will name the Ashaiman astroturf after the slain soldier – Kennedy Agyapong

    We will name the Ashaiman astroturf after the slain soldier – Kennedy Agyapong

    The chairman of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed that the late military officer, Sherrif Imoro will have the Ashaiman Astroturf project named after him.

    Kennedy Agyapong who also doubles as the Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Eastern region, revealed this during a visit to the late Sherrif Imoro’s family on March 17, 2023. Agyapong led a delegation of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament.

    “The project will be named after the young man,” Kennedy Agyapong is quoted to have said during the visit according to a 3newsonline.com report.

    The March 7 military swoop

    Dozens of military officers stormed Ashaiman in the operation that saw some soldiers entering the town in trucks, with an armoured car plus a helicopter hovering over the town.

    The exercise is said to be in response to the gruesome murder of a young soldier, Trooper Sherrif Imoro, by some unidentified persons on Saturday, March 4, 2023.

    Videos of the invasion shared across social media show various forms of assault being meted on residents by the rampaging officers who subjected some of the residents to severe beatings.

    In a statement released in the early hours of March 8, the Ghana Armed Forces admitted authorizing the swoop which led to the arrest of 184 persons, as well as the seizure of suspected illegal drugs.

    In the said statement, they also acknowledged excesses may have resulted in the swoop but failed to apologize for or commit to conduct a probe on same.

    All 184 suspects have since been released by the ilitary whiles six people have been arrested for their roles in the murder.

    However, Sherrif Imoro, who was a Muslim, was buried following Islamic tradition at the military cemetery on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

  • ‘You are not qualified to be president’ – Lecturer ridicules Kennedy Agyapong’s presidential ambitions

    ‘You are not qualified to be president’ – Lecturer ridicules Kennedy Agyapong’s presidential ambitions

    A Political Science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Kwasi Boateng, has asked Ghanaians to ignore the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong because he lacks the moral and political qualification to lead the country.

    According to him, the Assin Central Member of Parliament has been captured on tape on several occasions, insulting the intelligence of Ghanaians, including his own party members.

    He asserted that Kennedy Agyapong lacks the basic presidential skills and qualifications per the country’s cultural and moral standards.

    “He doesn’t have the moral responsibility to even lead this country because he is on record to have insulted women and used unprintable words against some people, including persons within his own government. So, that man is just not serious, he should forget about his presidential ambitions,” he said.

    Speaking in an interview with Akoma FM on March 14, 2023, Dr Kwasi Boateng also urged Ghanaians to consider a candidate who has the political will to steer the affairs of the country in the 2024 general elections.

    The likes of Kennedy Agyapong, Kwabena Agyapong, Joe Ghartey, Dr Afriyie Akoto and Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, Francis Addai-Nimoh and Kofi Konadu Apraku have all announced their bids for the NPP flagbearership.

    However, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia who is yet to officially announce his bid is tipped as a lead contender in the race.

  • Anas has finally been ‘humiliated’ – Sannie Daara reacts to Kennedy Agyapong’s High Court win

    Anas has finally been ‘humiliated’ – Sannie Daara reacts to Kennedy Agyapong’s High Court win

    Ibrahim Sannie Daara, a former communications director for the Ghana Football Association, after the High Court’s decision in the Kennedy Agyapong v. Anas Aremeyaw Anas defamation case has said that “Evil and evildoers will not perpetuate their wrongdoing forever. There would be justice and that justice has been served today.

    Today not anywhere but in the law court where now it has been confirmed, verified, and approved that Anas Aremeyaw Anas is corrupt and this is coming from the Court.”

    On March 15, 2023, the Accra High Court dismissed Anas’ defamation lawsuit for 25 million cedis and ordered the investigative journalist to pay Kennedy Agyapong 50,000 cedis as damages.

    The Accra High Court, did justice by exposing Anas Aremeyaw Anas as a dishonest and extortionate investigative journalist according to Saani Daara.

    Saani Daara said he is pleased that Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been humiliated in front of Ghanaians because he believes that Anas’ method was to twist the facts rather than seek the truth.

    “The Court of Ghana said that he is a blackmailer. Evil and evildoers will not perpetuate their wrongdoing forever. The truth has come out in a way that has humiliated this man (Anas Aremeyaw Anas) whose modus operandi is to twist things and not seek the truth,” Saani Daara said in an interview.

    Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong stated that his win was dedicated to the former Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi who was humiliated in the documentary in 2018.

    Kennedy Agyapong also turned down the ¢50,000 awarded by the court for him and cautioned Anas to be conscious of his actions.

    Kwesi Nyantakyi Reacts To High Court Ruling On Anas Vs Kennedy Agyapong Defamation Case.

  • Reappoint all individuals fired due to Anas’ “terrible” work – Kennedy Agyapong to Akufo-Addo

    Reappoint all individuals fired due to Anas’ “terrible” work – Kennedy Agyapong to Akufo-Addo

    Kennedy Agyapong, a member of parliament for Assin Central, is appealing for the reinstatement of every person who was fired from their job after being involved in what he calls Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ “awful” investigation.

    His remarks follow his victory over a defamation suit filed against him by Anas.

    On Wednesday, March 15, the Accra High Court dismissed the GH¢25 million defamation suit against Kennedy Ohene Agyapong brought by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

    The judge, Justice Eric Baah, held that Anas Aremeyaw Anas failed to prove that Ken Agyapong defamed him by airing the documentary – “Who watches the watchman” – but rather, the documentary exposed shady deals that Anas and his associates were involved in.

    This was after Anas, in 2018, sued the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for allegedly defaming him.

    Anas prayed to the court to award GH¢25 million against Mr Agyapong to compensate him for the defamatory material published against him by the MP.

    The court concluded that what Anas is engaged in is not investigative journalism but rather “investigative terrorism” and that Agyapong was justified to call Anas “a blackmailer, corrupt, an extortionist, and evil”.

    “I find the claims by the plaintiff [Anas Aremeyaw Anas) meritless and they are hereby dismissed,” Justice Baah ruled.

    Mr Agyapong dedicated his victory to victims of Anas’ work including former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwasi Nyantakyi who was captured in Anas’ investigative work dubbed “Number 12” which uncovered rots in Ghana football.

    Speaking to journalists after the court hearing, Mr Kennedy Agyapong said “we have to be bold to speak the truth, Anas goes ahead to [allegedly] defame people and gets away. It is only in this country that a journalist covers his face to go and give witness while Supreme Court judges are sitting there.

    “Anas has to come out and apologize. All I am saying is the victory is for Kwasi Nyantakyi.”

    “All those who were sacked over Anas terrible should be reinstated,” he stressed.

    Meanwhile, Tiger Eye PI, the investigative firm belonging to Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has said that they are disappointed in the court ruling.

    In a statement reacting to the ruling, Tiger Eye PI said: “We find the court decision an unfortunate travesty of justice and very inimical to the administration of justice and fairness. If for nothing at all made an allegation of murder against Anas.”

    It added: “Tiger Eye PI and our CEO Anas Aremeyaw remain resolute in our fight against corruption in the Ghanaian society.”

  • Kennedy Agyapong celebrates Anas’ defeat with champagne party

    Kennedy Agyapong celebrates Anas’ defeat with champagne party

    Having avoided a GH25 million lawsuit from Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Kennedy Agyapong appears to be the happiest man in Ghana right now.

    The Ghanaian investigative journalist sued the politician in 2018 over his ‘Who Watches The Watchman’ documentary. Anas claimed in his lawsuit that Mr Agyapong defamed him in a documentary that he aired on various platforms.

    Anas requested that the court award damages to Agyapong and compel him to clear his name. The High Court, however, presided over by Justice Eric Baah, ruled that Anas Aremeyaw Anas had failed to prove that Ken Agyapong defamed him by airing the documentary.

    This has left Kennedy Agyapong coming out victorious from the suit. To celebrate his win, a champagne party was held by the Assin Central MP and his staff, friends and family. In videos from the celebration, they talked about the case whilst they drink and dine.

    In the video below, the excited NPP flag bearer aspirant, in his kaftan and barefooted, was spotted grabbing a glass of champagne, cheering to toast and sipping out of joy.

    In the court’s view, the documentary in question rather exposed shady deals that Anas and his associates were involved in.

    In a lengthy ruling, the court said that Agyapong provided sufficient evidence to prove that the Anas used the findings of his work to solicit money from persons implicated in the evidence gathered in his investigations.

    It added that evidence also proved that those who were able to pay the sums of money demanded by Anas and his associates got exempted from videos that were shown to the public.

  • Apologise to Adu Boahen- Kennedy Agyapong to Akufo-Addo and Bawumia

    Apologise to Adu Boahen- Kennedy Agyapong to Akufo-Addo and Bawumia

    Member of Parliament for Assin Central and a flagbearer hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kennedy Agyapong has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to apologize to Charles Adu Boahen, a former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry.

    This call comes at the back of the termination of Charles Adu Boahen’s appointment as a Minister of State at the Finance Ministry by President Akufo-Addo on Monday, November 14, 2022, as a result of Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s “Galamsey Economy” exposé.

    Mr Agyapong believes that Adu Boahen’s dismissal, which followed an exposé by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, was unfair and unjust.

    This call from Mr Agyapong comes after a High Court in Accra dismissed a GH¢25 million defamatory suit against him by Anas.

    He said: “I think the NPP, President Akufo-Addo, and the Vice President should apologize to Adu Boahen for what they have done to him because of a simple thing that Anas did. 

    “They have disgraced Adu Boahen and based on the judgement, the President must apologize to him. They cannot sacrifice innocent people like that”.

    The judge described Anas’ work as “investigative terrorism” rather than investigative journalism. 

    Mr Agyapong took the opportunity to express his belief that Adu Boahen was treated unfairly and that the NPP, President Akufo-Addo, and the Vice President should apologize to him.

    Mr Adu Boahen was dismissed from his position in November 2022 after allegations were made against him in Anas’ exposé titled “Galamsey Economy.” 

    The exposé allegedly captured Adu Boahen asking an investor to pay him $200,000 for a meeting with the Vice President. Adu Boahen was also alleged to have promised the investor that some of his relatives would be employed to enable his investment to begin early.

    After the allegations were made, Vice President Dr. Bawumia called for Adu Boahen to be summarily dismissed and investigated. The President referred the matter to the Special Prosecutor for further investigations.

  • Kwesi Nyantakyi reacts after Kennedy’s win of defamation case against Anas

    Kwesi Nyantakyi reacts after Kennedy’s win of defamation case against Anas

    Following a High Court decision on the defamation case involving renowned investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former president of the Ghana Football Association, is claiming vindication.

    According to Kwesi Nyantakyi, who spoke to Oman FM, the court’s decision clears him of blame and supports his suspicion that Anas is dishonest.

    As a result of the court decision, according to Nyantakyi, Anas has been revealed, but he is not surprised because he has known all along that the investigative journalist is a crook and not who he claims to be.

    “The court has stripped him naked. He has been disgraced. He claims to be an angel but the court has shown that he is worse than the devil. I will take no further action but his story is everywhere. He is a bad person and now he has been exposed. A lot of people know him as a crook,” he said.

    The Accra High Court on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 dismissed the ¢25 million defamation suit brought to him by Anas and asked the investigative journalist to compensate Kennedy Agyapong with ¢50,000.

    Speaking after the court ruling, Kennedy Agyapong stated that his win was dedicated to the former GFA president who was humiliated in the documentary.

    Kennedy Agyapong also turned down the ¢50,000 awarded by the court for him and cautioned Anas to be conscious of his actions.

    “All I will say is the victory is especially for Kwesi Nyantakyi and this gentleman. What they have gone through in Anas’s humiliation in this country, nobody should go through that,” Kennedy Agyapong told the press.

    He added, “I will tell you today, the ¢50,000 I don’t need it, I will give it to him but he should live with his conscience.”

    Anas in 2018 sued the New Patriotic Party lawmaker for allegedly defaming him after the release of his famous Number 12 documentary which sort to uncover the rot in Ghana Football.

    The popular investigative journalist asked the court to award ¢25 million to Kennedy Agyapong for defaming him in his ‘Who watches the watchman’ counter documentary.

    However, ruling over the case in court on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Justice Eric Baah stated that Anas Aremeyaw Anas failed to prove he was defamed by the lawmaker.

  • Anas is a ‘terrorist’ – High Court Judge declares

    Anas is a ‘terrorist’ – High Court Judge declares

    Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been informed by the Accra High Court that his tactics are not those of investigative journalism but rather “investigative terrorism.”

    This emerged after the court dismissed a GHC25 million defamation lawsuit the journalist had filed against Kennedy Agyapong, the MP for Assin Central.

    According to a report by asaaseradio.com, the judge, Justice Eric Baah, ruled that the MP was justified to refer to Anas as “a blackmailer, corrupt, an extortionist, and evil.”

    He added that “I find claims by the plaintiff (Anas Aremeyaw Anas) meritless and they are hereby dismissed.”

    Background

    Sometime in 2018, the ace international investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas dragged the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, to court for defaming him.

    Anas was asking the High Court to award aggravated damages to the tune of GH¢25 million arising from defamatory materials published by the MP.

    He said the MP had been publishing materials in his bid to discredit him after releasing an explosive piece on the rot in Ghana football.

    Displeased with the MP’s actions, Anas, through his lawyer, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, sued Mr Agyapong for the award of general damages for defamation in the defendant’s publications.

    A journalist, Mr Listowell Yesu Bukarson, has been granted the lawful attorney to stand in for Anas.

    Publications

    The publication complained of are May 29, 2018, live programme in Twi on Adom TV, where Mr Agyapong categorically stated that Anas was a blackmailer, corrupt, an extortionist and evil.

    According to the statement of claim, the defendant, in a similar manner, published defamatory words on May 31, 2018, via Oman FM, a private radio station owned by the defendant.

    The statement of claim also stated that the defendant published more defamatory materials against the plaintiff via other platforms to the extent of releasing pictures purported to be those of the investigative journalist in his bid to blow the latter’s cover.

  • Kennedy Agyapong’s “attacks” on Anas should be praised, not condemned, – Judge

    Kennedy Agyapong’s “attacks” on Anas should be praised, not condemned, – Judge

    On March 15, 2023, an Accra High Court chaired over by Judge Eric Baah found that Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the representative for Assin Central, was right in labeling investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas a thief and a corrupt individual, among other things.

    The judge stated in his decision, which the media was able to view, that the MP should be commended rather than penalized for his persistent attacks on the journalist, which led to the filing of a GH25 million defamation lawsuit by Anas.

    “In all honesty, the plot by plaintiff and his group in exhibit KOA4 has nothing to do with journalism. It was a scheme for grabbing power by the back door and satisfying plaintiff’s insatiable taste for power, publicity, fame, awards, and rewards.

    “Since the president is an embodiment of the soul of the nation, any unwarranted plot out of nothing to entrap him to destroy his reputation and undermine his authority is reproachable. The attacks of defendant on plaintiff on that ground deserves commendation and not condemnation,” the judge said while making reference to some work done by Anas in the past for which Kennedy Agyapong in various pronouncements accused him of attempting to entrap some political figures in the sub-region.

    “I hold in respect of exhibits KOA3 and KOA4, that any statements based on them were justified and passed the test of fair comment.
    “In the result, the court finds established the defence of justification and fair comment in relation to the statements of defendant based on exhibits KOA1, KOA2, KOA3 and KOA4. Since those statements were justified, they could not have actually defamed the plaintiff,” Justice Baah added.

    Anas vs. Ken Agyapong defamation case

    Anas, filed a case in 2018, seeking among other reliefs monetary damages to the tune of GH¢25 million.

    According to him, the MP had caused injury to his reputation by labelling him as a thief, killer, extortionist, and corrupt among other things.

    However, the court presided by Justice Eric Baah despite finding various claims made by the defendant against the plaintiff as potentially defamatory, ruled that the comments were factual and fair.

    The court subsequently dismissed the suit and awarded the defendant a sum of 50,000 Ghana cedis to cover his legal costs.

    The MP has subsequently referred to the ruling as a victory for straight talk over investigative terrorism.

    Whiles, the journalist also expressed grave misgivings about the ruling describing it in part as a travesty of justice. His statement, however, stopped short of confirming whether he will appeal the ruling.

  • I defeated Anas in court for Kwesi Nyantakyi – Kennedy Agyapong

    I defeated Anas in court for Kwesi Nyantakyi – Kennedy Agyapong

    Member of parliament for Assin Central in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyapong, has dedicated his victory in the defamation lawsuit against investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former president of the Ghana Football Association.

    The Accra High Court ordered the investigative journalist to pay Kennedy Agyapong 50,000 as compensation after dismissing the 25,000,000 defamation claim brought against him by Anas.

    Kennedy Agyapong said in a statement following the court’s decision that the former GFA president who was degraded in the documentary was the reason for his victory.

    Kennedy Agyapong also turned down the ¢50,000 awarded by the court for him and cautioned Anas to be conscious of his actions.

    “All I will say is the victory is especially for Kwesi Nyantakyi and this gentleman. What they have gone through in Anas’s humiliation in this country, nobody should go through that,” Kennedy Agyapong told the press.

    He added, “I will tell you today, the ¢50,000 I don’t need it, I will give it to him but he should live with his conscience.”

    Anas in 2018 sued the New Patriotic Party lawmaker for allegedly defaming him after the release of his famous Number 12 documentary which sort to uncover the rot in Ghana Football.

    The popular investigative journalist asked the court to award ¢25 million to Kennedy Agyapong for defaming him in his ‘Who watches the watchman’ counter documentary.

    However, ruling over the case in court on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Justice Eric Baah stated that Anas Aremeyaw Anas failed to prove he was defamed by the lawmaker.

  • The footage that sent Anas and Ken Agyapong to court, “Who is the watchman’s watchman”?

    The footage that sent Anas and Ken Agyapong to court, “Who is the watchman’s watchman”?

    The video titled “Who is the watchman’s watchman”? became the second most anticipated video after an investigative documentary titled “Number 12” aired in June 2018.

    In this video, investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposes the corruption in the soccer industry by describing how Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former GFA boss, and other National Sports Authority officials colluded to rig the Ghanaian football championship.

    Assin Central’s Kennedy Agyapong, a member of parliament, then surrounded him, accusing him of having many demons hidden in his closet.

    He, therefore, aired a video; “Who watches the watchman” to counter the journalist’s investigative piece and to in his words, expose the journalist’s dubious secrets.

    The video premiered at the forecourt of Ken City Media and attracted scores of Ghanaians. Following this, the journalist took the Member of Parliament to court over what he said was a slur on his image and character through the video.

    Court judgement:

    An Accra High Court on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, struck out the defamation suit brought by the journalist against the lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong.

    The plaintiff, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, filed the case in 2018, seeking among other reliefs monetary damages to the tune of GH¢25 million.

    However, the court presided by Justice Eric Baah despite finding various claims made by the defendant against the plaintiff as potentially defamatory, ruled that the comments were factual and fair.

    The court subsequently dismissed the suit and awarded the defendant a sum of 50,000 Ghana cedis to cover his legal costs.

  • You are evil, corrupt and blackmailer – High Court Judge tells Anas

    You are evil, corrupt and blackmailer – High Court Judge tells Anas

    The presiding judge in a GHC25 million defamation case filed against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central ruled that the accusations made against the plaintiff, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, were appropriate.

    The judge, Judge Eric Baah, concluded that the MP Kennedy Agyapong‘s accusations against the undercover investigative journalist accurately reflect the type of job the journalist undertakes.

    In a report by asaaseradio.com, the judge, who dismissed the suit brought by Anas, explained that what the journalist practices as investigative journalism is rather ‘investigative terrorism.’

    By this, he ruled that it was justified for Kennedy Agyapong to describe his tactics as corrupt.

    Justice Eric Baah stress that the MP was justified to refer to Anas as “a blackmailer, corrupt, an extortionist, and evil.”

    Dismissing the case, the judge said, “I find claims by the plaintiff (Anas Aremeyaw Anas) meritless and they are hereby dismissed,” the report added.

    Background

    Sometime in 2018, the ace international investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas dragged the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, to court for defaming him.

    Anas was asking the High Court to award aggravated damages to the tune of GH¢25 million arising from defamatory materials published by the MP.

    He said the MP had been publishing materials in his bid to discredit him after releasing an explosive piece on the rot in Ghana football.

    Displeased with the MP’s actions, Anas, through his lawyer, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, sued Mr Agyapong for the award of general damages for defamation in the defendant’s publications.

    A journalist, Mr Listowell Yesu Bukarson, has been granted the lawful attorney to stand in for Anas.

    Publications

    The publication complained of are May 29, 2018, live programme in Twi on Adom TV, where Mr Agyapong categorically stated that Anas was a blackmailer, corrupt, an extortionist and evil.

    According to the statement of claim, the defendant, in a similar manner, published defamatory words on May 31, 2018, via Oman FM, a private radio station owned by the defendant.

    The statement of claim also stated that the defendant published more defamatory materials against the plaintiff via other platforms to the extent of releasing pictures purported to be those of the investigative journalist in his bid to blow the latter’s cover.

  • Straight talk wins over investigative terrorism – Ken Agyapong to Anas Aremeyaw Anas

    Straight talk wins over investigative terrorism – Ken Agyapong to Anas Aremeyaw Anas

    The Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has released an official statement regarding the court decision from March 15 in which he prevailed in a defamation case brought by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

    The Assin Central MP in a Twitter post said the ruling was a win for “straight talk” over “investigative terrorism” – the latter being a term the trial judge used in hus judgment.

    “Today straight talk has won over ‘investigative terrorism’ as evidenced in the judgement of a suit brought against Hon. Kennedy Agyapong (Defendant) by Anas Aremeyaw Anas (Plaintiff), where the plaintiff sought charges against the defendant for defamation.

    “In the case that has been followed keenly by Ghanaians both home and abroad, the judge opined in his ruling that Anas Aremeyaw Anas, the plaintiff is a “blackmailer, extortionist and corrupt.” He also went on to say that the ‘plaintiffs style isnt investigative journalism but investigative terrorism”.

    Anas vs. Ken Agyapong defamation case

    An Accra High Court on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, struck out a defamation suit brought by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas against Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.

    The plaintiff, filed the case in 2018, seeking among other reliefs monetary damages to the tune of GH¢25 million.

    However, the court presided by Justice Eric Baah despite finding various claims made by the defendant against the plaintiff as potentially defamatory, ruled that the comments were factual and fair.

    The court subsequently dismissed the suit and awarded the defendant a sum of 50,000 Ghana cedis to cover his legal costs.

    The MP has subsequently referred to the ruling as a victory for straight talk over investigative terrorism.

    Whiles, the journalist also expressed grave misgivings about the ruling describing it in part as a travesty of justice. His statement, however, stopped short of confirming whether he will appeal the ruling.

    PRESS STATEMENT FROM HON. KENNEDY OHENE AGYAPONG (MP)

    STRAIGHT TALK WINS OVER INVESTIGATIVE TERRORISM

    ACCRA, MARCH 15, 2023

    Today straight talk has won over ‘investigative terrorism’ as evidenced in the judgement of a suit brought against Hon. Kennedy Agyapong (Defendant) by Anas Aremeyaw Anas (Plaintiff), where the plaintiff sought charges against the defendant for defamation.

    In the case that has been followed keenly by Ghanaians both home and abroad, the judge opined in his ruling that Anas Aremeyaw Anas, the plaintiff is a “blackmailer, extortionist and corrupt.” He also went on to say that the ‘plaintiffs style isnt investigative journalism but investigative terrorism.”

    This judgement has vindicated many, like Hon. Kennedy Agyapong who for a very long time through his straight talking and direct style have questioned the motive of Anas and his rather unethical style of ‘entrapment’ — something frowned upon by real journalists.

    Hon. Kennedy Agyapong reacting to the verdict stated, “our nation needs to move on from this style of journalism and pull him down syndrome and rather focus on building strong institutions that will help instil accountability, discipline and purpose of duty in the attainment of personal and national goals.

    Today’s ruling has shown that we must not be shy in challenging those who seek to destroy others for self-serving purposes while upholding the moral fabric of our nation.

    For additional information contact: Charles Amoh Darteh via +233 202967944 or press@ken2024.com

    -END-

  • Kennedy says lawsuit victory against Anas is for Kwesi Nyantakyi 

    Kennedy says lawsuit victory against Anas is for Kwesi Nyantakyi 

    Kennedy Agyapong, the member of parliament for Assin Central in the Central Region, has honoured Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former president of the Ghana Football Association, by dedicating his victory in the defamation lawsuit against investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

    The Accra High Court ordered the investigative journalist to pay Kennedy Agyapong 50,000 as compensation instead of upholding Anas’ 25 million Ghana cedi defamation lawsuit.

    Kennedy Agyapong said in a statement following the court’s decision that his victory was in honour of the former GFA president who was degraded in the documentary.

    Kennedy Agyapong declined the 50,000 that had been given to him by the court and admonished Anas to be careful what he did.

    “All I will say is the victory is especially for Kwesi Nyantakyi and this gentleman. What they have gone through in Anas’s humiliation in this country, nobody should go through that,” Kennedy Agyapong told the press.

    He added, “I will tell you today, the ¢50,000 I don’t need it, I will give it to him but he should live with his conscience.”

    Anas in 2018 sued the New Patriotic Party lawmaker for allegedly defaming him after the release of his famous Number 12 documentary which sort to uncover the rot in Ghana Football.

    The popular investigative journalist asked the court to award ¢25 million to Kennedy Agyapong for defaming him in his ‘Who watches the watchman’ counter documentary.

    However, ruling over the case in court on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Justice Eric Baah stated that Anas Aremeyaw Anas failed to prove he was defamed by the lawmaker.

  • I will not form a new political party – Kennedy Agyapong

    I will not form a new political party – Kennedy Agyapong

    New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, claims he won’t ever leave the New Patriotic Party (NPP), even if he isn’t granted the chance to lead the political party until the 2024 elections.

    Although he has voiced complaints about unfairness in the election preparation process, he is confident that he would not abandon the political party that he has worked so hard to establish.

    “I am not ready to do that. I will make them know that I am a man. I will be in NPP and if we are fair, I will continue to serve the NPP. My anger stems from the fact that people who came to me in time past to beg me to buy pickups for the party and turn around today that they will collapse my businesses.

    I don’t talk anyhow. I was called and told that they will destroy my business but that cannot happen. I’ve hustled and they cannot destroy my sweat. I am not afraid of anyone. A man who has sold on the streets in Ghana, Germany you cannot destroy me,” he angrily said.

    Kennedy Agyapong says he will want to lead the NPP going into 2024 elections.

  • Akufo-Addo’s government is sabotaging my businesses – Kennedy Agyapong cries

    Akufo-Addo’s government is sabotaging my businesses – Kennedy Agyapong cries

    Flagbearer candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and member of parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has made claims that the Akufo-Addo administration is intimidating and harassing him.

    The billionaire claims that since entering the race to represent the NPP in the election of 2024, his companies have been subjected to unprecedented sabotage.

    “Let me state it clearly, they cannot use the system to intimidate me. It won’t work. It is so sad for me to make this statement. I operated businesses during all the regimes in the Fourth Republic, but I never went through any of this harassment and intimidation unlike under this Akufo-Addo government that I have been MP for six consecutive terms,” Kenndey Agyapong said while speaking on Kumasi-based Sompa FM.

    The lawmaker declared his intention to contest for the NPP presidential candidacy last year and has since been touring the country to convince party delegates to elect him.

    He has spoken against the NPP choosing either Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia or former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen as its candidate will lead to defeat in the 2024 election.

    According to him, the party needs a clean and honest person like himself as a candidate to win the next election.

    In his view, anyone who has been part of the incumbent government is not fit to represent the party in the presidential election because of the bad record of the government in managing the country’s economy.

  • You cannot collapse NPP – Maurice Ampaw to Kennedy Agyapong

    You cannot collapse NPP – Maurice Ampaw to Kennedy Agyapong

    A private practitioner, Lawyer Maurice Ampaw, has criticized Kennedy Agyapong, a candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position, for threatening to collapse the party.

    He asserts that Kennedy Agyapong lacks the authority or constitutional right to initiate such action against the party.

    In an interview with Sompa FM (March 10), Kennedy Agyapong claimed that there was a plot by the government to collapse his companies, before sounding a word of caution that if the plot is pursued, he will reveal secrets that will collapse the NPP.

    “You are going there because Kwame Agyapong is a loudmouth. You want to collapse my companies because I want to contest. I’m being nice and charitable to the NPP but they shouldn’t dare me. Anybody who tries to kill my companies because I’m contesting for elections, I will kill the party.

    “The things I know and will say will kill the party. I’ve gone through a lot from January till date but I’ve been very nice. If you want to collapse my company because of one person then I will also kill the company. I’m not afraid of anyone,” he fumed.

    While appearing as a guest on Mmra Abrabo Mu nsem on Wontumi TV on March 13, 2023, Maurice Ampaw urged Kennedy Agyapong to become acquainted with the law in order to avoid exposing his ignorance to Ghanaians.

    “NPP is nobody’s property, Kennedy Agyapong listen to me, NPP is not for you. How dare you? That you will collapse the party…don’t let me come directly at you, you dare not.

    “You cannot… it is the party members who are afraid of you. NPP party is a public entity, I’m teaching you law today. NPP party is a political party and in law, a political party is a public institution, it is not owned…NPP is not owned by one person.

    “All Ghanaians have an interest in what goes on in NPP, and the same with NDC that’s why I can speak about the NDC, because both political parties, through your activities win power to govern us.

    “So, Ghanaians have an interest, and that’s why I can talk about NDC because whatever happens in NDC, one day they will win power. So, if we don’t have a say in what goes on in NDC, we will get bad leadership to control our resources.

    “That’s why I said Kennedy Agyapong, know the law, go and learn about the law because you can’t collapse the NPP party.”

    He also dared Kennedy Agyapong to reveal whatever secrets he claims to have against the party.

    “Whatever secret you have, come and say it. You’re loud Kennedy Agyapong, use that to scare the foot soldiers.

    “And those that are following Kennedy Agyapong, thinking that he is their saviour he can’t come and save anybody. He’s a populist.”

    Ampaw asked Agyapong to look and learn from fellow aspirants: “Look at the other presidential candidates, look at Alan Kyerematen, look at Bawumia, on a quiet note. They’re working, and Kennedy, he’s just making noise. For you, every day you’re accusing Nana Addo, what at all has Nana Addo done to you?” he asked.

  • GRA refutes claims of harassing Kennedy Agyapong

    GRA refutes claims of harassing Kennedy Agyapong

    The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has rejected claims made by the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong that the authority has sabotaged his businesses.

    Allegations of an unauthorized audit of the MP’s companies’ financial records, according to the GRA, are untrue.

    “The purpose of such audits is to measure and improve compliance while fine-tuning controls. The factory in question together with other companies were thus audited to check the value of goods imported and their intended use. We wish to disclose that in January and February 2023, about thirty (30) of such risk-based activities were carried out on a number of businesses”, it said in a release.

    The MP who is also a New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, recently alleged that his businesses are under attack as a result of his decision to run for president.

    He claims that state institutions are frustrating and intimidating him in his quest to lead the NPP in the 2024 NPP elections.

    But the Authority further explained in the statement that its officials have been carrying out their mandate in accordance with World Customs Organization guidelines, ensuring adherence to best practices.

    “GRA wishes to categorically refute the specific allegation of harassment at a factory under construction owned by the MP. We wish to clarify that as part of GRA’s mandate and in line with World Customs Organization’s (WCO’s) guidelines in ensuring adherence to best practices; such exercises are regularly conducted.”

    Here is the full statement

    ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF HON. KENNEDY AGYAPONGBY GRA

    Management of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has sighted a recording of a media interview by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central constituency, Honourable Kennedy Agyapong circulating on social media in which he accused GRA Officials of constant harassment through unwarranted audits of his companies.

    GRA wishes to categorically refute the specific allegation of harassment at a factory under construction owned by the MP. We wish to clarify that as part of GRA’s mandate and in line with World Customs Organization’s (WCO’s) guidelines in ensuring adherence to best practices; such exercises are regularly conducted. The purpose of such audits, are to measure and improve compliance whiles fine tuning controls. The factory in question together with other companies were thus audited to check the value of goods imported and their intended use.

    We wish to disclose that in January and February 2023, about thirty (30) of such risk-based activities were carried out on a number of businesses. Furthermore, in the area of enforcement and compliance, GRA carries out invoice invigilation exercises to ascertain Value Added Tax (VAT) paid by VAT registered businesses. These exercises entail stationing staff on the premises of VAT registered businesses such as shops, restaurants and manufacturing sites to check the issuance of VAT invoices.

    In September 2022, invigilation exercises were intensified nationwide in order to enforce the issuance of VAT invoices and to encourage persons who buy goods and patronize services to demand for VAT invoices. This exercise was very successful and GRA intends to scale up the invoice invigilation exercise from April 2023 as part of its revenue mobilization efforts.

    In carrying out all these enforcement and compliance activities, staff of GRA have been advised to remain professional and act at all times with integrity as required by the Authority’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
    We therefore encourage any member of the public who has evidence of any alleged corrupt practice by an official of the Authority to report such criminal acts to the Management of GRA on 0800-900-110 for redress.

    Management wishes to use this opportunity to assure Honourable Kennedy Agyapong and all taxpayers of our readiness to receive complaints and feedback on our work as we partner to mobilise revenue for national development. We also wish to state that GRA remains committed to carrying out its mandate of revenue mobilization with integrity, fairness and utmost professionalism.
    –End–

    SIGNED
    FLORENCE ASANTE (MRS)
    COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

  • If they try to destroy my enterprises, I’ll finish the NPP – Kennedy Agyapong

    If they try to destroy my enterprises, I’ll finish the NPP – Kennedy Agyapong

    Kennedy Agyapong, a candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership, has vowed to expose information that will bring the party to an end if attempts are made to bring his enterprises to an end.

    Mr. Agyapong stated in an interview with Kumasi’s Sompa FM that if attempts are made to bring down his businesses, he will “end the party” with his disclosures.

    Mr. Agyapong said on the Sompa FM with Yaw Adu Boakye, “I am being kind and compassionate to NPP (members), they shouldn’t dare me, they shouldn’t dare me.

    “…I will finish the party, the things I will say. The things I know that I have kept quiet”.

    Witch-hunt

    According to the Assin Central Member of Parliament, he has been the victim of a witch-hunt by members of his party since the beginning of the year, alleging that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was being used as a vehicle to intimidate and frustrate his business operations.

    He alleged that the GRA wanted to station its personnel at his cold chain stores to police how much fish he sells daily, warning “Let me say this, I have gone past intimidation. They cannot use the system to intimidate me, I have to say this, I have opened businesses across the last five presidents. I never went through any of this harassment.”

    “Ghana Revenue Authority can never collapse my business because I will fight. I will fight for the youth because that steel plant alone will take 1000 workers,” he said.

    “And you are going there because Kwame Agyapong is loudmouthed because he wants to contest [for president] so you will destroy my business”.

    He also threatened to expose alleged corrupt dealing at the GRA.

    “Whether they are auditing, whether they are collapsing the business, I swear to God, Ghana Revenue Authority can never collapse my business because I will fight…”

  • GRA has been “witch-hunting” my big companies – Kennedy Agyapong

    GRA has been “witch-hunting” my big companies – Kennedy Agyapong

    Kennedy Agyapong, a representative for Assin Central, has declared “war” on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

    The outspoken legislator claims that the GRA is investigating him unfairly because of two of his significant enterprises.
    He is establishing a steel plant and operating a cold storage company.

    He declared: “Ghana Revenue Authority can never shut down my business because I’ll battle,” in an interview on Kumasi’s Sompa FM.
    Because that steel plant alone will require 1000 workers, I will campaign for the youth.

    “And you are going there because Kwame Agyapong is loudmouthed, because he wants to contest so you will destroy my business,” he stressed.

    He said earlier that the GRA wanted to put a personnel at his cold chain stores to police how much fish he sells daily before warning: “Let me say this, I have gone past intimidation.

    “They cannot use the system to intimidate me. It so ad I have to say this, I have opened businesses across the last five presidents, I never went through any of this harassment.”

  • I get my energy from my dad’s controversies – Kennedy Agyapong’s daughter

    I get my energy from my dad’s controversies – Kennedy Agyapong’s daughter

    Christabel Agyapong, one of the daughters of Kennedy Agyapong has admitted that her father is sometimes a controversial figure in his political dealings.

    The 23-year-old is the Executive Producer of Cedi Life, a reality show featuring some Agyapong siblings and their friends discussing life from education, work, relationship, daily successes and struggles.

    In episode one of the show, Christabel speaks about her father, whose personality she claims to have.

    “Our dad’s name is Kennedy Agyapong, he is a politician in Ghana but also a great businessman. He is a controversial politician at times but I will say that is where I get my energy and my personality from,” she stressed.

    “So, I am currently taking a class in event planning. Ever since I was 16, I have loved weddings,” she stressed.

    Kennedy Agyapong is currently the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, he has announced he will quit the lawmaking chamber when the current session ends.

    He has also announced his bid to become flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) with an eye on becoming president after the 2024 elections.

    He is seen as a strong third candidate behind Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and former Minister of Trade Alan Kyerematen.

  • Kennedy Agyapong’s daughters star in new reality show

    Kennedy Agyapong’s daughters star in new reality show

    Two of Kennedy Agyapong’s daughters, Amanda and Christabel, are starring in a new reality series. A video teaser of the upcoming series, titled the ‘Cedi Life’, shows the two ladies speaking about their siblings.

    Kennedy Agyapong famously has 22 children and the sisters were asked if they could name all their siblings.

    Amana, 25 years old and Christabel, 24 years old, managed to rattle all the names of their siblings. The ‘Cedi Life’ is a reality show about Ghana from the eyes of some diasporans.

    Aside the two Agyapongs, it stars KiDi, Eugy Official, Kwame, Nannette Boakye and Wilglory Tanjong!

    The first episode synopsis reads: “Excitement is in the air as everyone arrives and reconnects at the official welcome party of the Detty December season in Accra, Ghana.”

    Watch the teaser of the show and the attached first episode:

  • “I feel bad seeing my kids work abroad and Ghanaian graduates struggle – Kennedy Agyepong

    “I feel bad seeing my kids work abroad and Ghanaian graduates struggle – Kennedy Agyepong

    Kennedy Agyapong, a member of parliament representing Assin Central Constituency, has bemoaned the country’s high young unemployment rate’s detrimental impacts.

    The lawmaker said that he often gets depressed when he contrasts the living circumstances of Ghanaian graduates with those of graduates abroad. He is seeking to be the flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    On February 24, 2023, he claimed that despite the fact that all of his children who went to study overseas are now gainfully employed and leading comfortable lifestyles, he still feels bad about the living conditions of Ghanaian graduates who are unemployed and struggling in their own country.

    “The most important thing is, how we are going to create jobs for the youth in this country, because I feel guilty that my children who are in America finish school and are gainfully employed. But here the youth finish university and has no job to do.

    “Sometimes, for about six years then they’re still depending on their parents. I’m worried about those things because finishing school for about six years without work sometimes makes them give up on life,” he said.

    He urged delegates of the NPP to vote for him in order to fulfil his dream of becoming president because he is prepared to create a large number of jobs for the youth.

    “I have opened several companies as an individual businessman, I cannot employ all the graduates who have completed school. So, I have decided that I will come and change things if I become the president,” he added.

    He made an argument for his desire to become president by saying that, in his capacity as an MP he generated countless opportunities from which people are profiting and that, should he be elected president, he would take drastic efforts to reduce poverty.

  • Ken Agyapong supports KT Hammond at vetting

    Ken Agyapong supports KT Hammond at vetting

    Assin Central’s representative in parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, was captured among the group that arrived in parliament to support the vetting of the Minister of Trade and Industry-designate, Kobina Tahir Hammond, .

    KT Hammond is before the Appointments Committee of Parliament over his nomination by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Minister of Trade and Industry-designate.

    His appointment came after Alan Kyerematen resigned to focus on his presidential ambitions, after serving in that capacity from January 2017 to January 2023.

    In photos that GhanaWeb captured during the vetting, the Assin Central MP is seen walking into the hall with the entourage that had come in to support the minister-designate.

    See the photos below:

  • NPP, NDC MPs hail Kennedy Agyapong as “Presidoo”

    NPP, NDC MPs hail Kennedy Agyapong as “Presidoo”

    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong made a dramatic entrance into the chamber of Parliament, which was resounding with commotion.

    After the House of Representatives went into recess in December, the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic convened at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

    A lot has transpired during the intermission, with MPs raising their voices to support or disparage various characters.

    Kennedy Agyapong, the Assin MP, entered the house and was hailed by both sides of the house with loud cries of “presidoooo, presidooo,” the MP grinning the entire time.

    The MPs cheers appears to be linked to the Assin Lawmaker’s decision to contest as flagbearer for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) when nominations are opened

    Other persons who received cheers and plaudits on the floor of Parliament included Dr. Stephen Amoah, who was hailed by loud noise upon his appointment as Deputy Minister-designate for Trade and Industry.

    “Sticka Stickaaaaaaa” the MPs cheered loudly. Same could be said for Adansi Asokwa’s K.T Hammond who will serve as the direct boss of Dr. Stephen Amoah at the Ministry.

  • With me at the top of the ticket, NPP will break the eight – Ken Agyapong

    With me at the top of the ticket, NPP will break the eight – Ken Agyapong

    Kennedy Agyapong, a presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that he must run for president in 2024 if his party is to secure an unprecedented third consecutive term in office.

    If he is not the party’s official flagbearer, the NPP will struggle to win the 2024 presidential elections, he claims.

    “We have two years to significantly impact the growth of society. I believe Ghanaians will give us another chance if we are successful.

    “But you know with, me we will break the 8… without Ken Agyapong well it will be tough,” he said during a Good Evening Ghana interview monitored by GhanaWeb on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

    “With Ken Agyapong as the number one on the ticket, we will break the 8,” Ken Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, stressed.

    The MP for Assin Central is expected to face stiff competition from the likes of the former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto and ex- Mampong MP Francis Addai-Nimoh for the flagbearership position of the NPP.

  • Stop using Ahmed Suale’s name for political ambitions – Family to Kennedy Agyapong

    Stop using Ahmed Suale’s name for political ambitions – Family to Kennedy Agyapong

    The family of murdered investigator Ahmed Hussein-Suale has warned New Patriotic Party presidential hopeful Kennedy Agyapong from using the name of the victim to advance his political ambitions.

    Kennedy Agyapong who once called for violence to be meted on the Ahmed Suale in a recent interview on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana denied the allegations, again, that he had a hand in his death.

    He noted that he once offered the deceased financial support to settle his fees at a time when he had no idea about his association with Tiger Eye P. I. owned by Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

    But reacting to the claim by the Assin Central MP, the family of Ahmed in a statement dated February 1, 2023, said “it is preposterous to hear of Kennedy Agyapong’s claim of paying the fees of our late brother. We are very saddened by this comments and wish to state unequivocally that Kennedy Agyapong has never paid the school fees of our late son and brother. We dare him to produce any evidence to that effect.”

    While calling on the public to treat the statement by the MP with contempt, the family said Mr Kennedy Agyapong cannot absolve himself from the fact that he played a role in the murder of Ahmed Suale.

    “What we and the entire world know for a fact is that Kennedy Agyapong published the identity of our late brother on his Net 2 TV and further asked his thugs to harm him whenever they see him which eventually resulted in the gruesome murder of our brother and son. He should henceforth desist from using the name of our brother for political mileage,” the family emphasised.

    Kennedy Agyapong appeared on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana as part of his campaign for the upcoming flagbearer contest of the New Patriotic Party.

    Asked the death of Ahmed Suale during the interview revealed that he unknowingly paid the school fees of the former investigator.

    The lawmaker narrated that it was after publishing Ahmed Suale’s photos on Net 2 TV years ago with the intent of cautioning the public against his ways, that his staff notified him that Suale (now deceased) is someone whose university tuition fees he had once paid.

    Kennedy Agyapong added that if he is elected as president, he would make sure that Ahmed Suale’s murder is thoroughly investigated in order to clear his name.

    “What I will do if I’m elected president is I will encourage the police to investigate the case to the bottom to uncover everything… I wanted to tell you that if I’m elected today, whether the case is dead or not I will bring it back again to investigate,” he added.

    Ahmed Hussein-Saule was assassinated at Madina on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, by two unknown assailants.

    The assailants shot him twice in his chest and once in his neck after breaking into his car.

    The Ghana Police Service is still investigating his murder, but no one has been arrested yet.