Kwasi Amoafo Yeboah, the business mogul who contested in the 2008 presidential race as an independent candidate says he might contest the 2012 elections if the grounds are fertile.
According to him, though he has not decided to vie for the highest position in the country, he would not hesitate to do so if his chances become bright.
Speaking exclusively to DAILY GUIDE, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Teligent Wireless said, "I am relaxing and watching the political landscape with keen interest.
"If I see cracks in the ruling government which is the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) then 1 will contest for the presidency again in 2012."
According to him. he would make a thorough assessment of the persons or political parties before deciding to vie for the presidency in 2012.
Mr. Amoafo Yeboah explained that the high unemployment rate and lack of basic amenities like water, accommodation and food influenced him to contest for President in 2008.
The former independent presidential candidate said he would surely enter the 2012 elections race if the same factors that forced him to contest in the last polls persist.
On whether he agreed with Ghanaians who have described the NDC government as 'go slow,' Mr. Amoafo Yeboah said though he has not seen much improvement in the lives of the people this was not the best time to critically assess the government.
According to him, since the government would be in power for four years,
proper assessment of the President Mills' stewardship could be made in 2012.
"It is during the campaign time that we can bring all the promises that the government promised during in 2008 on the board for a vivid perusal and scrutiny."
Though he would not talk much about his abortive bid for the presidency in 2008, Mr. Amoafo Yeboah was of the conviction that he has all the needed qualities to take Ghana to the Promised Land when elected as president in the near future.
The CEO of ITEL, distributors of MTN vouchers, said he frowns on politics of insult and expressed the hope that the menace which is gradually gaining center stage in Ghana politics would cease.
"If politicians openly insult themselves for me the shameful act is an insult to the intelligence of the electorate that queue for long hours on Election Day to vote for us."
Mr. Amoafo Yeboah noted that politicians usually insult so as to divert the attention of the masses from basic needs such as accommodation, food, clothing, electricity and water.
He charged members of the public to wake up from their slumber and ask for information about how the country could be transformed, adding, "This would stop these politicians from taking the people for granted."
Sounding patriotic, Mr. Amoafo Yeboah indicated that he would not wait till he is appointed as a minister of state before contributing significantly to Ghana's growth.
He stated that he was ready to a play meaningful role to ensure Ghana's effective growth "and all that I need from the government is for it to create an enabling environment for my expertise to come to bear for the benefit of the masses.
Mr. Amoafo Yeboah, who spoke on a
wide range of issues bordering national development, urged the youth to read motivational books and listen to motivational speakers like Pastor Mensah Otabil and Emanuel Dei Tumi.
A change in the way a person thinks and sees life is very instrumental in shaping or helping him or her to realize the ambitions in life. If you think you are poor, you will remain poor forever, it all starts from the brain."
Source: The Daily Graphic
