Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar and leader of the New Force, shared the story of how he achieved his first million pounds sterling at the age of 21, in a candid interview on Citi TV.
Cheddar attributed his financial success to ventures in telecommunications and the strategic business of selling scrap in the United Kingdom.
Detailing his entrepreneurial journey, Cheddar explained, “The first money I made in England altogether was a million pounds, and I was 21.
I was working for myself, my company was GT, Global Telecommunications and Utilities, and I was selling scrap.
I had my own office and I had two employees.” He further revealed that he invested $20,000 from his initial million-pound earnings to establish a nightclub in Ghana, eventually selling it in 2002 and making $75,000.
Cheddar expressed the challenges of making investments at a young age, stating, “I started investments at a very young age, and what happens when you make investments is that the money goes away, and it feels like you are broke again, so it makes you hungry.”
In addition to sharing his entrepreneurial journey, Cheddar outlined his political ambitions and promised to provide the youth with opportunities to be part of the country's decision-making processes if elected in the 2024 polls.
He criticized the lack of youth representation in the last four decades, asserting, “In the past four decades, between NDC and NPP, there hasn't been any young person who has stood up with the courage to say that I am coming in, and I am going to become the unifier.”
Cheddar emphasized that the New Force stands for the youth, aiming to break the pattern of exploiting the youth for votes without genuine inclusion in decision-making processes.