NDC Sidelined NPP 8 years in Power, but Akufo-Addo is given them “Jucier” Contracts – Kennedy Agyapong

"The current NPP government is dealing more with the NDC and I have a problem with it,” Kennedy Agyapong said.

NDC Sidelined NPP 8 years in Power, but Akufo-Addo is given them “Jucier” Contracts – Kennedy Agyapong

Controversial MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has chided the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for awarding ‘juicy contracts’ to members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) than its party loyalists.

Kennedy Agyapong said the past NDC government resourced its people for the eight years they were in power, marginalising members of the NPP, but the Akufo-Addo government is worsening the imbalance.

“NDC stayed in power for eight years and sidelined NPP people…So if you want to balance the equation, NPP in power also needs to resource its people for eight years.

“But the current NPP government is dealing more with the NDC and I have a problem with it,” he said in an interview on JoyNews.

The nepotistic awarding of contracts to party members in Ghana has been heavily criticised by the civil society.

However, party supporters continue to fight over the management of even public offices once their party wins political power.

 

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Mr Agyappong, when asked whether he never had government contracts during the NDC reign, said “it was only former President Mahama who asked the Energy Ministry to pay my $14m. It took six solid years for them to pay the money for a project that was completed in 2008.”

He said it took Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to validate his claims after his wife appeared before them 77 times for questioning.

The Assin Central legislator also reiterated his resolve to quit politics after the 2024 general election, to better concentrate on his business.