This is false – Bawumia camp shreds Ken Agyapong’s claims on Kufuor, religion, and NPP loss
Supporters of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia have delivered another strong rebuttal to Kennedy Agyapong, calling out what they describe as historical distortions and divisive rhetoric in his recent Mampong speech.
Agyapong, a former presidential hopeful, had claimed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the 2024 elections because of its choice of a Muslim flagbearer, asserting that former President John Agyekum Kufuor got a second chance due to a limited campaign window in 1996—a comparison aimed at suggesting Bawumia should not have been given the nod.
But the Bawumia camp was having none of it.
“This is false. Kufuor was elected flagbearer in April 1996, giving him eight months to campaign. If short campaigns earned second chances, then Adu Boahen—who had just two months to campaign in 1992—would have been re-elected,” they fired, dismantling what they described as a “misleading version of history.”
Beyond the historical correction, the Bawumia team lambasted Kennedy Agyapong for what they see as inconsistency and confusion in his post-election commentary.
“First, he says we lost because Bawumia is Muslim. Then he says we lost because Akufo-Addo didn’t appoint enough party faithful. Which is it? Ken must decide what story he wants to tell,” they said.
In their view, Kennedy Agyapong’s speech in Mampong revealed far more than political frustration—it exposed a fundamental disconnect with the values of the party he seeks to lead.
“You can’t call people fools, silence the poor, and then turn around to preach unity. If this is who Ken Agyapong really is, then Mampong exposed more than just a speech—it revealed a troubling mindset,” the group stated.
They further rejected the religious line of attack as both “bigoted and factually groundless,” warning that such rhetoric risks deepening cracks within the party ahead of its rebuilding process.
