In a recent development, former Attorney-General, Joseph Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has raised concerns regarding Kennedy Ohene Agyapong’s readiness to assume a leadership role within the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Mr. Agyapong, who serves as the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, recently encountered a setback in the NPP presidential primary. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia emerged as the party’s chosen flagbearer for the upcoming 2024 general elections.
During an appearance on TV3 on November 4, 2023, while offering insights into the NPP presidential primary, Ayikoi Otoo questioned Agyapong’s political journey and the guidance he may have received to prepare him for a leadership position.
Despite Agyapong’s considerable resources, Ayikoi Otoo suggested that he might not have adequately readied himself for the leadership role he aspired to within the NPP.
“You can’t teach new tricks to a mature dog. You find that the more it tries to get away from its old ways, the more it finds itself being submerged into it because that’s how it is. So, you need to be groomed.
“…I don’t think that anybody advised him (Kennedy Agyapong) on the way he was going,” onuaonline.com quoted him to have said.”
He added “As for the resources to do the work, he has them, and he was able to get to wherever he is now largely based upon those resources.”
In the NPP presidential primary, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia emerged victorious in the race for the party’s flagbearer position. This election saw Kennedy Agyapong, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a former Agriculture Minister, and Francis Addai-Nimoh, a former MP for Mampong, facing defeat.
Dr. Bawumia secured his victory with 61.43% of the total votes, making him the clear winner. Kennedy Agyapong, who was the closest rival, received 37.41% of the vote share.
In contrast, the other two contestants, Dr. Afriyie Akoto and Francis Addai-Nimoh, garnered 0.75% and 0.41% of the votes, respectively.