Kennedy Agyapong, Assin Central MP
The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has observed that Ghana is a land where dreams can be realised, urging the youth not to relent in the pursuit of success in life.
He has therefore encouraged the citizenry, particularly the youth, not to give up hopes and aspirations in their endeavours, despite the challenges life will throw at them.
The NPP presidential hopeful made the call during the Guidance Conference in Takoradi. The programme was organised by the Guidance Foundation International, headed by Ohene Kofi Sarfo.
The Assin Central MP espoused the virtues of perseverance, patience and honesty as the hallmarks of success.
He advised the youth to take their destinies into their own hands, as the government cannot possibly provide employment to the growing number of graduates, let alone all the youth in Ghana.
Youthful leadership
He gave the assurance that the NPP government, under his presidency, would be totally committed to providing a purposeful, action and results-oriented leadership that would speed up the transformation of the economy.
Mr Ohene Agyapong explained that the nationals from other parts of the world come to Ghana and make it, insisting that “the nation is not poor as perceived by a cross section of Ghanaians”.
He, however, bemoaned the fact that while hundreds of millions of Asians were being taken out of poverty because of successful governance, millions of Africans living on the world’s richest continent in terms of natural resources continued to wallow in abject poverty as a result of poor governance.
“It is time, therefore, for the current generation to rise to meet the challenges of today. You have to help banish the disgraceful spectre of young Africans dying in the Mediterranean, seeking greener pastures in Europe. A look around will reveal that foreigners are making it in Ghana despite complaints that it is very difficult to make it in Ghana,” he told his audience.
“We are in this country always complaining about hardships and lack of opportunities, but the Syrians and other foreigners come into this country and make it. Dream and think big in order to challenge yourselves to succeed and achieve great success in life. The tendency to accuse others of witchcraft and superstition when faced with failure isn’t the way to go. Develop the capacity to work hard,” he stated.
Entrepreneurial ability
To this end, he reminded the youth on the need to create their own wealth. This, he said, is the effective way to eradicate poverty.
“You need to build yourself and engage in continuous learning. Focus on becoming an entrepreneur and create job for yourself and others. Together, we can build a prosperous nation. As youth, be honest in all your dealings,” he admonished
He, however, decried that some youth take delight in dishonesty, hence they are not able to get to their destinations in life. “If you intend to be celebrated, guard against dishonest and bad behaviours. Channel your resources into building a good reputation for yourself and make people around you happy. In all of these, be proactive and honest in every activity you undertake,” he told the gathering.
“Honesty is the important principle that has taken me far in business, you need to always be honest in your dealings. This is one principle that the foreigners have as a weapon, which we lack in this country. So we need to inculcate that,” he advised.
Mr Kennedy Agyapong lambasted politicians who seek to polarise the country, denigrate and destroy good policies and plans by those who have been entrusted to govern the country, saying “this negative attitude must stop”.
According to him, many Ghanaian workers are thieves who prefer to rip off the companies that hire them. “Ghanaians have a horrible attitude that we need to discuss. Most Ghanaian workers are thieves. I repeat again, they are thieves,” he said.
“Stealing is not just about taking a cup that doesn’t belong to you. If you are a manager and your workers are supposed to report to work at 8:00am and you don’t say anything when they arrive at 10:00am, who do you expect to make up for those two hours. I’m rich – rich in the sense that I’m honest. Not physical cash, but because of honesty I’m rich,” he reiterated.
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