A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has expressed concern over the perception among some young Ghanaians that politics is a path to wealth.

He emphasized the need to instill hope, values, and virtues in the younger generation to counter the prevailing sense of despondency and desperation.

“We need to bequeath to the younger generation some level of hope and the virtues and the values that anchored this country,” he said.

“That’s why I said my political doctrine has been anchored on what I call SSS – service, sacrifice and selflessness – and I do believe that all politicians [and] leaders should have these character traits and virtues.”

In an exclusive interview, Agyepong highlighted his political doctrine based on service, sacrifice, and selflessness, which he believes all politicians and leaders should uphold.

“What is happening now, if we are not careful, the space will be populated by misfits, those who shout loudest and those who insult most, who have most venom in their voices.

“That’s not what we need in our politics. We need to inspire the younger generation to aspire to be politicians by the way we discourse, by the way we respect ourselves, by the temperate language that we should use.”

He warned against the rise of "misfits" in politics due to the misconception, urging for a change in discourse and respectful language to inspire the younger generation to become politicians for the right reasons.

Agyepong called upon the political elite to take responsibility for changing the narrative that politics is primarily a means to make money.

“When I talk about the new dawn, new direction and a new dimension what I mean is a reorientation of our values as a country.

“The narrative that has gained currency which is that you go into politics to make money, that narrative should disappear and the only people who can make it disappear is we the politicians.”

He emphasized the importance of reorienting the values of the country and promoting a new dawn and direction for politics.

As one of the ten flagbearer aspirants for the NPP, Agyepong is set to embark on a second-round nationwide campaign ahead of the special congress on August 26, 2023.