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Politics of Saturday, 7 July 2018

Source: mynewsgh.com

Ken Agyapong storms NPP Delegates Conference in shorts; mobbed by women

The vociferous lawmaker was spotted at the congress grounds in a polo shirt and shorts play videoThe vociferous lawmaker was spotted at the congress grounds in a polo shirt and shorts

Maverick politician, Kennedy Agyapong is among the bigwigs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who drew attention to himself at the party’s 26th Delegates Conference currently underway in Koforidua.

The lawmaker for Assin Central, who has a sense of fashion, stormed the venue in shorts and a white polo shirt to the admiration of party women who were seen all over him.

Mr Agyapong had a hectic time exchanging pleasantries with colleague lawmakers and party people as the women crowded him, in a bid to take pictures with him.

The NPP firebrand is noted for his entrenched stance against his own party in some decisions and in the last couple of weeks, has been engaged in a turf war with ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

Aside premiering what he described as ‘Who watches the watchman’ in an attempt to unmask Anas, has also referred him to the General Legal Council, asking the body to investigate Anas over certain unethical acts the journalist exhibited in the video.

Excerpts of his petition to the General Legal Council reads ““In the documentary, Anas Aremeyaw Anas revealed to the Chief State Attorney that the suspects had bought him with One Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$100,000.00), paid Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars (US$75,000.00) to Mr. Frank Adu Poku, the then CID Director-General and also paid Five Thousand Dollars (US$5,000.00) into the account of the Chief State Attorney in order to taint the evidence and make the case ‘foolish’”