Kennedy Agyapong told to work on temperament

Professor Smart Sarpong of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has warned Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for the Assin Central Constituency, to work on his temperament if he wants to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the elections of 2024. Agyapong is running for the leadership position of the NPP.

In the presidential nominating contest for the ruling party, Ken Agyapong is one of the ten candidates listed on the ballot.

After a session held by super-delegates on Saturday, August 26, it is anticipated that the number of candidates would be reduced by almost half.

Prof. Sarpong, while discussing what the Member of Parliament for Assin Central brings to the table as a potential candidate, remarked on the episode of TV3's News 360 that aired on the 16th of August that the fiery politician only had two flaws that may potentially work against his candidacy.

The businessman is considered to have a short fuse, according to the Senior Research Fellow at KsTU's Institute of Research, Innovation and Development.

He insisted that this might not be a good sign for him in the long run.

Prof. Sarpong further asserted that the member representing Assin Central lacked diplomacy, an attribute that, according to him, is extremely important in politics, particularly at the presidential level.

As a result, he believes that Ken Agyapong has to have a shift in perspective on his lack of diplomacy in dealing with contentious issues.

The researcher, on the other hand, stated that the positive aspects of Mr. Agyapong's person such as his outspokenness, his long years of experience as a lawmaker, and his generosity greatly exceed the two characteristics that may be considered bad.

However, as Professor Sarpong points out, the two issues that were brought up might be his undoing in terms of the position that he hopes to hold.

But in an earlier interview on TV3, on New Day, the Board Chairman of Ghana National Gas Company claimed that he is simply confident in himself and that this is only perceived as arrogance by most Ghanaians. He said this in response to a question on why he thinks most Ghanaians view him as arrogant.

"I am not rude; I am confident," she said, adding, "and in this country, Ghanaians misconstrue confidence with arrogance."

In a later statement, he elaborated, saying, "It's been ups and downs. Some of you have referred to me as controversial, while others have said that I am straightforward.

"It hasn't been simple, but I always end up being vindicated in the end," she said.