The founder and leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has promised that if elected president, he will mobilise Ghana’s resources to ensure that the nation never again needs assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He supported this with a story about how, even though he earned a significant portion of his income overseas, Ghana supplied the majority of the resources he used to do so.
“Although I made half a million outside Ghana, all the industrialisation and projects I have in my empire came from the resources I mobilised in this country,” Mr Bediako said in a radio interview.
Asserting effective resource management is a top priority, the independent presidential candidate hinted that Ghana could quickly achieve socioeconomic stability and self-sufficiency.
“I am the new IMF for Ghana if I can find a solution for Ghana to gain $10 billion to $30 billion within 4 years,” he added while outlining his vision for revitalising the country’s economy and improving the standard of living for the ordinary citizen.
In the same spirit, Cheddar declared that, should he be elected to the highest position in the land, he would lead the entire nation with fewer than 20 ministers in order to reduce spending and the wastage of tax payers’ money.
Regarding the contentious topic of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQI+), Mr. Bediako recommended the media to hold off on demeaning the issue since they were calling people’s attention—especially young people—to it.
“I was brought up in Ghana, and I know nothing about LGBTQI+. I think we were not taught that, and we must be cautious about how we are making it popular through various mediums,” he explained.
In addition, when questioned about it, Cheddar stated that he was in favour of modifying Ghana’s 1992 Constitution to ensure good governance and to reflect modern times, but that it should be done gradually to avoid completely ruining it.
“I think the constitution of Ghana should be reviewed slowly. If you try to change something with force, it can be broken,” the Leader and Founder of the New Force said.
Using the occasion, Mr. Bediako urged Ghanaians, particularly the younger generation, to join and support the New Force, claiming that it was their only chance for salvation.