Kennedy Agyapong Reveals His Driver's Salary Is Twice More Than What A Graduate Earns At Agric Bank

Kennedy Agyapong Reveals His Driver's Salary Is Twice More Than What A Graduate Earns At Agric Bank

  • Kennedy Agyapong, the member of parliament for Assin Central has recently advised a group of students to cultivate the mindset of an entrepreneur
  • He shared that although most of the Ghanaian youth prefer corporate jobs, there are a lot of skill-based roles which pay much more
  • The business mogul revealed in his speech that his driver's salary is far more higher than that of his niece who works in a bank

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A publication by GhanaWeb has reported that well-known Ghanaian politician and businessman, Kennedy Agyapong recently stated that his driver earns more money than a graduate he knows.

According to the report, the member of parliament for Assin Central said this while speaking to some tertiary students at the ICGC Jesus Temple in Koforidua.

MP for Assin Central Constituency reveals his driver earns more than some graduates
Ken having a conversation and posing for the camera Photo credit: officialkennedyagyapong/Instagram
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Sharing more details, Kennedy Agyapong revealed that his niece who works in an Agric Bank makes GH₵1,700 at the end of every month but he pays his driver twice more than what his niece makes.

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The business mogul also admonished the youth to cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets as that is one of the ways good money can be made.

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He argued that many of the youth choose corporate jobs over skill-based roles such as being a plumber, mason or electrician but some of such artisans make very good money, GhanaWeb reported.

YEA job fair: Young Ghanaian Graduate says he will not take Anything less than Ghc2000 as Salary

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a young Ghanaian man recently granted an interview with Citi Newsroom and revealed that although he has been jobless for a year now, taking anything less than Ghc2000 as salary is out of the question.

The bold young man, whose name was not disclosed, made this statement at the just ended Youth Employment Agency (YEA) job fair held at the Accra international conference centre from Thursday, September 9, 2021, to Friday, September 10, 2021.

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According to the man, he will reject a monthly salary lower than Ghc2000 because he has an Information Technology (IT) background, and with his skills and certifications, he expects better pay.

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