Kennedy Agyapong‘s campaign team has declared its intention to ensure that all Members of Parliament (MPs) who supported Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the presidential primaries lose their seats if Kennedy Agyapong emerges as the victor.
The campaign team believes that this is the only way to ensure that they have a cooperative group to collaborate with in executing their agenda for change.
Kwame Owusu, the Chairman of the Kennedy Agyapong Campaign team, questioned why individuals who are close associates of Mr. Agyapong, such as Alexander Afenyo-Markin and KT Hammond, have not publicly endorsed his candidacy.
“Honourable K.T Hammond is the best friend of Kennedy Agyapong, Minister of Trade, he has not been able to endorse him. Afenyo-Markin is the best friend of Kennedy Agyapong, he has not been able to endorse him,” Mr Owusu said.
“It is because they are psychologically intimidated and we knew because of that and to protect their jobs they are going to go to the other side. When we get the chance to win, most of these MPs will be cleaned up. We will campaign against them,” he added.
Meanwhile, Mr. Owusu has acknowledged that his campaign team has opted to provide financial incentives to certain delegates in preparation for the forthcoming presidential primaries on November 4.
He clarified that their choice to incentivize delegates was a response to the significant amounts of money being distributed to delegates by other contenders.
“He has given some inducements which are far too high and people look at it and they are very dissatisfied as to things that we have not been able to pay, such as NABCO. Recently we were even owing so much money as regards to school feeding and the rest…so when people see the amount of money that is moving that they claim they don’t have, people become suspicious,” Mr Owusu said.
The NPP is set to hold its presidential primaries on November 4.
Four individuals are competing for the flagbearer position. They are Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Assin Central MP, Ken Agyapong, former Agric Minister, Dr Afriyie Akoto and former Mampong MP, Francis Addai-Nimoh.