Mr. Kwaku Appiah-Menka, son of the veteran politician and industrialist and Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP’s) Council of Elders, Apenten Appiah-Menka, has explained his bid to contest the Nhyiaeso parliamentary seat to the decline of votes in the constituency over the last few years.
He said the decline of voters is a contributory factor to NPP’s continued stay in opposition, and indicated that his candidature would reverse the trend and garner about 90% of votes in the 2016 elections in his constituency to guarantee victory for the NPP.
Kwaku Appiah-Menka, one of the five contestants aspiring for the Nhyiaeso Constituency ticket, said the trend must be turned round if the NPP truly yearns to be in power. “This is why I have joined the race to ensure that Nhyiaeso, which has experienced [a] depreciation of votes over the years, obtains at least 90% in the name of the NPP,” he explained in an interview with The Chronicle.
The aspirant noted that the time for change is now, and believes he is capable of bringing about that change, and build on the achievements of the incumbent, who has occupied the seat for the past 20 years. He says by his decision he intends to continue and safeguard the legacy his father has made to the party over the years.
Appiah-Menka says that the prevailing situation in the country calls for people who can oil the wheels of the economy in its right perspective, and believes, with his rich experience, he is uniquely qualified to challenge the style of the NDC government.
Kwaku Appiah-Menka, 39, a product of Mfantsipim College, is an economist and an industrialist.
Kwaku, as he is affectionately called, obtained his Bachelor’s degree in economics and Social Studies at the University of Manchester, England in 1998 with honours, and then pursued his Masters’ Degree in Strategy and Marketing at the Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia in the USA, in 2003. He worked at Turner (CNN) International in London, where he coordinated the media planning and promotion of the African Journalist of the Year competition, sponsored by CNN.
He later joined the Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank in Johannesburg, South Africa, before returning home to join the Barclays Bank in Accra, where conducted qualitative and quantitative research in new marketing plans, which led to an increase in foreign exchange deposits of $100 billion.
Kwaku later joined his father’s chain of companies in Kumasi in 2007, where he rose from Operations Manager to Group Chief Operations Officer to date. As an economist and politician, who believes in policy-based politics, transparency and leadership credibility, Kwaku spends most of his time evaluating significant community priorities.
With idealistic and inspirational zeal, Appiah-Menka, young as he is, has amassed a world of political experience and is battle ready to offer his best to ensure the NPP’s victory in next year’s general elections. Kwaku Appiah-Menka believes in the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition, and wants to work to uphold the policy of the UP tradition to enrich the lives of his constituents
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