{"id":448561,"date":"2017-12-20T08:30:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T08:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/20\/ive-no-problem-with-thieves-who-invest-in-ghana-ken-agyapong\/"},"modified":"2017-12-20T08:30:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T08:30:36","slug":"ive-no-problem-with-thieves-who-invest-in-ghana-ken-agyapong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/20\/ive-no-problem-with-thieves-who-invest-in-ghana-ken-agyapong\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve no problem with thieves who invest in Ghana \u2013 Ken Agyapong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 20 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Starrfmonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/71788322.295.jpg\" alt=\"KEN AGYAPONG MAHAMA\" title=\"KEN AGYAPONG MAHAMA\" width=\"295\" height=\"193\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kennedy Agyapong<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513758636_207_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand Kennedy Agyapong has strongly condemned public officials who dip their hands into state coffers and invest in other countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Assin Central MP, who has been at the forefront in exposing corruption, averred he is totally against the act but will prefer to have corrupt persons investing within the country to those stashing the loot in foreign bank accounts.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged former National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials looted state funds and have used them to acquire properties in Dubai and other countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the safe haven is Dubai. I know all the NDC people with properties in Dubai. Although I\u2019m against corruption, I don\u2019t find a problem with a Ghanaian who has stolen and invest here in Ghana than those who steal and go and keep it in US, Europe and Dubai or wherever,\u201d the maverick politician said in an interview with Nana Aba Anamoah on GHOne TV\u2019s State of Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr Agyapong, corruption has eaten into the fibre of the Ghanaian society and will take a lot of concerted effort to address the canker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd given opportunity to this government, some of them if they make the money they\u2019ll go and put it there. So I\u2019m not blaming only NDC. It\u2019s our mindset,\u201d the NPP lawmaker noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t think of the nation. We think of ourselves first and that\u2019s dangerous. A lot of the politicians who steal don\u2019t use the money for anything, but save them at the banks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Touching on his candid outbursts, Mr Agyapong insisted he is a principled person and will never keep mum over issues that will affect his party and the country as a whole. According to him, he takes his own NPP on publicly because most of the officials fail to listen to him in private.<\/p>\n<p>He promised to continue touching lives, especially those in his constituency in the Central region. Asked whether he has the ambition to become Ghana\u2019s president, he opined: \u201cI don\u2019t have time to run for a president. If I want to I will do it just for four years and you\u2019ll see the difference. 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