Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has voiced his deep disappointment and bitterness over what he perceives as betrayal by some of his close friends within the party.
Speaking candidly during an interview with Bola Ray on Starr Chat at Starr FM, Ken Agyapong lamented the betrayal he has faced since declaring his intention to contest for the NPP flagbearer position.
“I am very bitter that if I had not contested, I wouldn’t have known my enemies, these MPs, the help that I have given them,” he expressed, clearly wounded by the actions of his former allies.
The Assin North MP specifically singled out one Member of Parliament, Alfred Obeng-Boateng, who represents the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai constituency in the Western North Region.
He claimed that he had personally supported and campaigned for Obeng-Boateng in the past, only to be met with betrayal as Obeng-Boateng is now actively campaigning against him.
“Last week one of them that I have helped, I will never forgive him but after November 4th he will see what will happen. You see, if you are not even going to vote for me, you have a choice and I don’t have a problem,” Agyapong stated, his disappointment palpable.
“But the people in his constituency know that I went there to campaign for him, and this man picks up a phone and calls delegates, telling them not to vote for Kennedy Agyapong, but to vote for number two on the ballot. And then one of them asked him why, and he said Kennedy Agyapong doesn’t know how to talk.”
Ken Agyapong, visibly hurt, continued, “I campaigned for him in Bibiani; I am not afraid of him, Alfred Obeng. I left his place at 1:00 a.m. for this man to tell me that I don’t know how to talk. I can never forgive that guy.”
This claimed betrayal comes in the midst of Agyapong’s bid for the NPP flagbearership, where he faces competition from three other contenders, including Dr. Bawumia, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and Francis Addai-Nimoh.
