Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has revealed his source of wealth, stating that he is a proud businessman.
Mr. Afenyo-Markin, speaking on JoyNews’ The Probe, shared that he abandoned school during his third year at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to pursue business opportunities.
He narrated that he began his journey as a businessman at a very young age and, through perseverance, now owns a chain of businesses.
To support his claim, Mr. Afenyo-Markin explained that after secondary education, he had to sit at home for two years. He took this opportunity to come to Accra and hustle.
“I was working as a Post Boy, rose through the ranks to become a Principal Post Officer; I was given a scholarship to study at Cape-Vas in 1999,” he said.
“In 2001, when Kufuor had come into office, in July when we vacated, I didn’t go back to school because there was career counseling, and they introduced us to entrepreneurship. So I abandoned school. My colleagues know, I left Cape-Vas at level 300. I abandoned school to chase money,” he recounted.
The fourth-term serving MP stated that he bought his first Mercedes Benz and BMW, which are still parked in his yard.
“Get the facts, I started running my business, I had my wedding at age 23 and my wife was 22; I started running Excel Courier, a multimillion-dollar investment; StanChart gave me a $5 million facility, Barclays Bank facility,” he noted. With all the aforementioned businesses, he emphasized that he was not in public service.
He also revealed that he worked for several companies, including Guinness, adding, “I have my trucks; we were doing work for Diamond Cement, and sometimes we go to Togo, Aflao to Buipe, my tankers Ho to Ivory Coast, and I have business in Awaso.”
The Minority Leader, who stands accused of deliberately using vetting to settle personal scores, opined that he is not one of those people who will buy property and put it in another person’s name.
He stressed that he is not a tenant but a landlord and that he is proud of his work as a businessman.
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