Accra, July 27, GNA – Mr Richmond Owusu Frimpong, a Reverend Minister and Entrepreneur, has declared his intention to run as an independent candidate for the 2024 presidential election.
He made the declaration at the launch of his campaign dubbed: “Save Ghana Now,” at Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra Region.
Mr Frimpong said he was running as an independent candidate because political parties had not been “truthful” to Ghanaians over the years.
He indicated that he had been nursing the idea to run for the presidency since 2014, adding that, “this is the opportune time” for him to save the country’s future.
Mr Frimpong said he would run an all inclusive campaign, a campaign that would call on all Ghanaians to join him in saving the country’s future for the next generation.
He added that his major focus when elected president would be to tackle corruption head on by ensuring that corrupt officials were prosecuted.
Mr Frimpong said he would also undertake a review of the 1992 Constitution, especially clauses relating to appointments made by the President.
“I would make sure appointments made by Presidents are reduced. For example, the President should not be the one to appoint an IGP.”
“The review will give power to the people and institutions to choose their leaders themselves,” he reiterated.
Mr Frimpong said the Constitution needed to be reviewed to curb “political state capture.”
He stressed that he would scrap the payment of ex-gratia and run the country with not more than 14 ministers.
The event was attended by residents and opinion leaders in the Ashaiman enclave.
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