Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie says ex President J.A Kufour is one of Ghana’s most dignified politicians.

According to him, he has immense respect for the former Ghanaian leader who ruled the West African country from 2001 to 2008, under whose reign Ghana found oil in commercial quantities.

Speaking to Bola Ray on Starr Chat on Starr FM Wednesday, Mr Afriyie Ankrah who is currently a Minister of State at the Presidency praised him for his smartness.

“President Kufour is my good friend, I respect him…when we meet I great him, there is a certain dignity about him and he is very smart.”

Elvis Afriyie Ankrah had earlier told Bola Ray that he was drawn into politics by accident when an NDC stalwart Ato Awhoi asked him to join President Mills campaign team to contest against Dr Kwasi Botchway in the party’s presidential election.

“I told him I was heading to ECOWAS and I was going to make $4,000 or $5,000 a month and that I have a family to cater for.

He told me well, we can’t pay you but I can assure you that with your experience as a former SRC President it will be useful and you will get to know the country and you will put those skills to use and I told him I was going to consult my wife and pray about it. After some consultations, I got into it.”

He added: “In a way I don’t regret my move, there is a way God does things. As you move along God just directs things.”