Opinions of Sunday, 12 October 2025
Columnist: Kofi Dokyi Apeatu-Ampaw
In the landscape of Ghanaian politics, there are rare moments when history knocks. It doesn’t come with fanfare, but with a quiet, unshakable urgency.
Today, that moment is here — and it comes in the form of Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong.
This is not just another election cycle. This is not just another candidate. This is a reckoning for the soul of our politics, and more importantly, for the future of the grassroots — the beating heart of our democracy that has too often been overlooked, manipulated, or taken for granted.
For decades, party foot soldiers, polling station executives, and ward organizers the real engine of political mobilization have been courted during campaigns and then ignored once power is won.
Promises are made in bold speeches, only to be broken in backrooms. This vicious cycle has gone on for far too long.
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Ing. Kwabena Agyepong breaks that cycle.
He is not a career politician chasing power for prestige. He is a principled servant-leader who understands that leadership is not about privilege — it is about responsibility.
It is about delivering results, restoring integrity, and returning power to the people. Agyepong has walked the corridors of leadership with his head held high — and clean.
In a system where corruption whispers at every turn, he has stood firm. The question now is not whether he is capable. The question is whether we, the grassroots, are ready to rise to the occasion.
Agyepong’s vision is clear: to rebuild trust in leadership, to professionalize party structures, and to give meaningful voice to the very people who ensure the engine of democracy keeps running. He has consistently advocated for internal party reforms that put delegates and base-level members at the centre of decision-making — not at the mercy of it.
He believes in dignity for the grassroots, not tokenism. In empowerment, not exploitation.
To vote for Ing. Kwabena Agyepong is to vote for a future where your voice doesn't only matter during elections, but echoes through the entire process of governance. It is to reject the politics of patronage and choose the politics of principle.
The truth is this: if the grassroots do not seize this moment, the same old political elite will continue to recycle themselves, and the same old problems will persist — voicelessness, underdevelopment, and a party disconnected from the people who sustain it.
This is a clarion call to all delegates and every member of our great tradition: if you believe in honesty, if you believe in service, if you believe that politics must once again be about people — then now is the time to stand and be counted. Because if we fail to speak through our vote now, we may as well resign ourselves to permanent silence.
Voting for Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong is not just a choice. It is a statement. It is a stand. It is a bold declaration that the grassroots will no longer be silent.
This is the moment. This is the man. Let us rise or forever remain unheard.
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