Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has once again explained why he as developed some pain towards some of his allies in the aftermath of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries in November 2023, in which he participated.
Agyapong clarified that his dissatisfaction stems not from the primary election results but from the actions of individuals he considered friends.
He lamented that these individuals not only betrayed him but also spread malicious remarks about him.
During an interview on the KSM show on Friday, February 23, 2024, the Assin Central legislator expressed his hurt, particularly by some NPP MPs, and stated that he would never forgive them for their actions.
“It is not every MP who didn’t vote for me that I’m angry at. No! But the very people who were my friends that I have helped to bring to parliament. It is not about the betrayal but the bad things that they said about me. That is where I have a problem.
“So, who says I am not bitter, I’m bitter. I am bitter not because the vice president won, I’m bitter because of the people that I have helped… If you are not going to vote for me, no problem; but the insults, I can’t forgive them,” he said.
In the NPP flagbearer election held on November 4, 2023, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia emerged as the winner with 118,210 votes, representing 61.47% of the total votes cast.
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong came in second with 71,996 votes, accounting for 35.52% of the valid votes. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto garnered 1,459 votes, while Francis Addai-Nimoh received 781 votes.
Ken Agyapong on why he’s uninterested in being Bawumia’s running mate
In that same interview, Ken Agyapong stated that, due to his [Agyapong] nature, he would decline Dr. Bawumia’s offer to be his running mate in the 2024 presidential contest.
Asked by Kwaku Sintim-Misa, the host of the KSM show, whether he would accept an offer by Dr Bawumia to become his running mate for the 2024 polls, Ken Agyapong retorted, “No, I wouldn’t do it”.
“To tell you the truth, why I cannot be a vice president is that I would speak my mind,” he explained.
He then referenced Bawumia’s ‘driver-mate’ analogy, stating firmly, “I am not going to be the mate,” as he shook his head.
Watch Ken’s remarks in the video below: