Controversial Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said that he is the highest-paid parliamentarian in Ghana even though he considers the money to be peanuts.
Speaking on Atinka TV, the legislator affirmed that most of his parliamentarian colleagues are poor all because they only depend on their salaries for survival.
According to him, he receives a whopping amount of GH₵11,000 as salary but shares GH₵ 20,000 each to his two wives for upkeep.
“I receive GH₵11,000 but I give out of GH₵20,000 to each of my two wives so if I am being paid an amount of GH₵11,000, how would I’ve lived on this amount of money? If I did not have investments, I would have been breaking down by now. I take care of my constituents and even other constituents because I’ve invested and I’ve other businesses,” he stated.
He lamented some MPs are broke because they rely on Parliament to survive, calling for awards to be awarded companies of MPs so that they can make money to take care of their constituents.
Touching on the NPP parliamentary primaries, Kennedy Agyapong averred that most of the newly elected candidates who were Chief Executives Officers of state-owned corporations had the advantage because they were able to raise money from their positions for the campaign.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Joseph Asare
