Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central and flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has declared his ambition to outdo Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, in the area of infrastructure development if given the opportunity to lead the nation.

Speaking in a recent interview shared on X on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Agyapong described Nkrumah as his role model and praised the visionary projects undertaken during his presidency.

He emphasised that despite Ghana’s relatively small population at the time, Nkrumah’s initiatives remain relevant to the country’s current needs.

“If given the opportunity to lead Ghana, my goal is to surpass the records of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, who remains my role model. When he was president, Ghana’s population was only 4 million, yet his vision and the projects he undertook continue to serve our current population of over 33 million. That is the kind of foresight I aspire to bring to our nation’s development,” he stated.

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Kennedy Agyapong further highlighted the legacy of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, commending the former president’s foresight in utilising land across Ghana to establish educational and health infrastructures.

He pointed to the universities, senior high schools, and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as enduring examples of Nkrumah’s vision.

Despite identifying with the UP Tradition, Agyapong acknowledged Nkrumah’s remarkable achievements and stressed that his own ambition is to surpass those records by focusing on development.

“Kwame Nkrumah made remarkable use of Ghana’s lands to build universities, senior high schools, and even the Korle Bu Hospital. For me, he remains great. Although I come from the UP Tradition, I acknowledge that in his nine years of leadership, Dr Nkrumah achieved extraordinary things, and that is the record I want to surpass.

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“My focus will be on development, and my biggest challenge to tackle is unemployment. I will work tirelessly to reduce it drastically,” he claimed.

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“My aim is to beat my role model, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s, record if I am given the opportunity to become president.” - Kennedy Agyapong pic.twitter.com/6hAnUummBP

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