Presidential hopeful Kennedy Agyapong is fast closing the gap in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearership race, with new internal figures showing his support among grassroots members steadily rising.
According to Boakye-Danquah, a leading political analyst, Agyapong now commands an estimated 37% of grassroots support and is inching closer to the majority needed to lead the party.
“With just 13% more, he will cross the line. Many are breaking away from the Vice-President’s camp; Bryan Acheampong is contesting, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum is also contesting, but Kennedy Agyapong is uniting MPs and the grassroots,” Boakye-Danquah said during an interview on Atumpan on AsaasePa 107.3 FM on Wednesday.
While his rising numbers may suggest a party divided, Kennedy Agyapong is calling for calm.
Speaking earlier in the week on the Asaase Breakfast Show with Kwaku Nhyira Addo, the Assin Central MP urged unity and peace within the party, stressing that the survival of the NPP depends on it.
“I use the day to call for unity in the party. We need peace, and that’s the only way NPP can survive. So I use this occasion to preach peace and unity,” he said.
Agyapong’s appeal comes amid simmering tensions between his supporters and those loyal to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who led the party into the 2024 general elections.
The feud deepened recently after Agyapong, while speaking in Mampong, controversially attributed the NPP’s electoral defeat to the decision to elect a Muslim flagbearer. In his view, Dr. Bawumia’s candidacy alienated some core support bases.
He also questioned the party’s decision to field Bawumia, contrasting it with former President John Agyekum Kufuor’s experience in 1996.
According to Agyapong, “Kufuor was given a second chance because he had little time to campaign,” hinting that Bawumia’s opportunity lacked a similar justification.
As the NPP looks ahead to its next internal elections in January 2026, the spotlight remains firmly fixed on how the party manages its internal rifts, and whether Agyapong’s growing support base can translate into victory at the polls.
