Ken Agyapong promises to prioritise local businesses, says dominance of foreigners isn’t helpful

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ken Ohene Agyapong has said in order to develop as a country there must be deliberate policies to grow local businesses.

Today, he said, the commanding height of the Ghanaian economy has been given to foreigners.

Whether in the mining, oil and gas, housing, or even the retail sector, non-Ghanaians play dominant roles while Ghanaians play subservient roles within their own country, he said.

In the public sector, he said, foreign businesses are given more favorable treatment than Ghanaian-owned businesses.

“Changing this narrative would require focused leadership that believes in the ‘Ghana First Agenda (GFA)’,” he said in a statement.

The need for all Ghanaians to adopt the “Ghana First Agenda” has become more imperative now than ever.

Ghana’s development has and continues to lag behind, and the reasons are not far-fetched.

A wanton lack of Patriotism, individual greed, avarice, and selfishness have become our bane, which is stalling the country’s forward march.

Today the commanding height of the Ghanaian economy and almost every facet of our social life have been given to foreigners.

Whether in the mining, oil and gas, housing, or even the retail sector, non-Ghanaians play dominant roles while Ghanaians play subservient roles within our country.

In the public sector, foreign businesses are given more favorable treatment than Ghanaian-owned businesses.

In the private sector, Ghanaians work twice as hard for foreign-owned businesses as they work for businesses owned by fellow Ghanaians.

Changing this narrative would require focused leadership that believes in the “Ghana First Agenda” (GFA).

But it is important to note that a Ghana First Agenda does not mean mistreating anything foreign – it just means Ghana’s interest would no longer take a back seat to any other interests.

Straight-talking Ken has over the years demonstrated his unflinching love for Ghana and will ensure that Ghana’s interests always come first ahead of any foreign or individual interests.