A former contender for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership, Kennedy Agyapong, has disclosed that he was about to make a harsh speech after losing the party’s presidential primary last year.
He said his wife intervened and stopped him from making provocative comments at the event where the winner of the race was announced at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The former NPP flagbearer hopeful confessed that he had intended to vent his anger on stage when he saw some people who had wronged him.
He appreciated his wife for playing a vital role in making him behave and accept defeat in a civil manner.
“When the results were coming and I saw that the vice president had won, I told my team I am going home.
“…anybody who wants to drink champagne should come, we were drinking champagne and I happily decided to go and congratulate the vice president but I would be honest with you, when I got there on stage, and saw the people who had insulted me, I got so annoyed,” he said in an interview on KSM Show on February 23, 2024.
Explaining the incident, Agyapong said, “That day was the first time I took my wife to a public gathering like that. She saved me.
“I would have misbehaved; I will tell you the truth. When I took the mic, the things I was going to say… but I just controlled myself. It is not them alone I was speaking to; it was the party and the nation, so I had to control myself,” he added.
Kennedy Agyapong lost the November 4 NPP primaries to Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.
Bawumia won with 118,210 votes, representing 61.47% of the total votes cast.
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, secured the second position with 71,996 votes, representing 35.52% of the total valid votes.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto got 1,459 votes, while the fourth candidate, Francis Addai-Nimoh got 781 votes.