Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Sagnarigu, Alhaji Musah Fuseini Dangoomah, has strongly criticized Kennedy Agyapong, a flagbearer hopeful of the party, labelling him as a “bad person” due to his actions and unfounded claims.
Dangoomah’s rebuke comes in response to allegations made by Kennedy Agyapong, suggesting that some NPP chairmen had engaged in vote-selling during the NPP’s super delegates’ election.
Speaking in an interview on Wontumi TV on October 23, 2023, Dangoomah expressed his concerns about Agyapong’s actions, asserting that Agyapong’s baseless claims were undermining the unity and reputation of the NPP.
Specifically, Dangoomah highlighted the accusation levelled against himself, where Agyapong alleged that he had accepted GH¢100,000 and a brand-new pickup truck in exchange for his vote during the August 26 election. Chairman Dangoomah firmly dismissed these allegations as groundless and untrue.
“Ken is not a good person, but rather a bad person. When Ken came to the Northern region, he wanted to start a fight. He claimed that Dr. Bawumia gave me a brand-new pickup and 1 billion to vote for him,” Dangoomah stated. “I asked him who told him I took 1 billion and a brand-new pickup. He is an elderly person, so why would he be saying such things? He is a leader in the NPP, and the kind of things he has been saying; he cannot be a flagbearer because he doesn’t speak the truth.”
Continuing, Dangoomah emphasised, “In the election that we went to, nobody gave me 1 billion, and nobody gave me a pickup. Many people know the truth, and they are aware that Ken is not a good person and is spreading falsehood.”
Dangoomah cautioned Agyapong about the potential repercussions of his actions, stating, “I want to tell Kennedy Agyapong that next time he comes to the Northern region, whatever he will come and say there, he should try and speak the truth because the NPP wants to break the eight.”
He concluded with a stern warning, ““… I want to tell Ken that, for me, Chairman Dangoomah, the next time he comes to the Northern region and does that again, he will see. I will show him down,” while also advising Agyapong to consider joining the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Kennedy Agyapong is one of four contenders vying for the NPP’s flagbearership slot, alongside Dr. Bawumia, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and Francis Addai-Nimoh. The NPP has scheduled November 4, 2023, as the date for electing a successor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the leader of the party.