A very pertubing video that has gone viral on social media has captured the flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, describing farmers as fools.
In the said video, the maverick Assin Central MP, noted for his hard words and utterly explosive utterances, was seen making distasteful comments about individuals whose livelihoods depend on farming, saying only fools would go into farming.
In the footage, Mr. Agyapong said, “If you make money in Accra and you tell me that you are going into farming, you are a fool.”
“If you are going into farming, you would just be praying to God to make you poor, and you will be poor,” he stressed.
It is not known when exactly Kennedy Agyapong granted such an interview on JoyNews, but dates on the clip, which has gone viral on some social media, give credence that it’s about a year old.
Fast foward Following his intention to vie for the Presidential Primaries of the NPP, ample old interviews of Kennedy Agyapong, either in heated arguments, launching unprintable tirades, or casting aspersions at people, have emerged on social media.
The current viral video labeling farmers as fools has seen condemnation on social media platforms.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Horsi, has waded into the controversial video, hitting hard at Kennedy Agyapong for insulting farmers.
In a Facebook post on Friday, October 27, 2023, Senyo Horsi called out Kennedy Agyapong for also suggesting that agriculture would be his top priority after denigrating farmers.
This is what he wrote:
“Politicians never cease to amaze. We sure are gullible and small-minded, with an extremely short memory. Dear Kennedy, you call hardworking and daring Ghanaians who venture into agriculture FOOLS and turn around to now say Ghana will feed Africa under your Presidency? How do you wish to achieve that? By nurturing more fools?
“You have been a parliamentarian and an extremely influential politician since 2001. How did you use that influence and voice to reshape policy and the Agric space to ensure Agric works for the Ghanaian? I am just reminded: You used your voice to call those who dared to help feed the Mother Ghana you wish to lead, fools!”Senyo Hosi posted on his Facebook wall.
“I am happy to note that the Volta region is not part of your ‘azaa’ story. I am shocked you added Accra to your plans. Did you not plan to have us, the Ewe and Ga people, lynched? Oh, maybe it is to make our land available for your plans. I am Ewe and Ga. M’awu, I die; finish.
“I have had my challenges in agriculture, and I have learned many lessons. One thing I am certain about is the fact that agriculture is winnable, but only with the right policies, many of which you could have influenced to make agriculture win. But your wisdom was only limited to discouraging and insulting, and now you wish to lead who?” he added in his post.
“You called us fools, but today, when you wish to be president, you say agriculture is the way, and we must be confident to venture into it. Look hard and all around you. There are only two fools here: you and me. I pray that those whose gullibility you feast on wake up,” Senyo Hosi further wrote on his Facebook page.
By Lawrence Odoom