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Kennedy Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament, has committed to constructing an ethanol facility in the Volta Region.
Speaking during his campaign team’s Thanksgiving celebration, he thanked his colleagues, especially those in the Volta Region.
He expressed his gratitude to the local delegates for their overwhelming support of him throughout the primary.
He claims that when he started his campaign, he made a commitment to industrialize the nation, and that if elected president, he would build an ethanol factory.
Despite not winning the competition, Mr. Agyapong promised to build the facility, which would begin in 2024.
“Let me the thank the delegates in Volta Region for their wonderful performance and my own Central Region, these two regions have really supported me…I want to tell the people of Volta region that I’m going to reward them back with the establishment of an ethanol plant,” Ken Agyapong shared.
“I’ve spoken to some friends in the NDC about it and they have helped me to secure some 10,000 acres of land for the establishment of this ethanol plant next year,” he stated.
In the event that the project is successful, the West African nation—which currently imports around 60 million liters of ethanol annually—would have a significant industrial-scale ethanol producer.
He also made a jab at anyone who thought less of him by claiming that they were ashamed of the outcome.
“I want to extend my gratitude to the campaign team and all the supporters. I know we fought a good fight in every contest; there would be a winner and a loser. But this contest was between a man and the whole system. They underestimated me and my team. They predicted I would not get more than 10 percent. But today, all those who made the claim are indoors and feel ashamed.”
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President, was chosen last week to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a presidential nominee in the 2024 election.
Although Bawumia’s campaign team had anticipated a wider victory margin, he actually prevailed with 61.43% of the total valid votes cast.
Assin Central Member of Parliament Ken Agyapong finished second with 37.41%.
Francis Addai Nimoh finished last with 0.41%, followed in third place by Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto with 0.76%.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
