Former NPP flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong
A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has officially withdrawn from the ongoing ‘Thank You Tour’ of the party.
His withdrawal from the tour comes after one of his supporters was stabbed during an altercation.
Speaking in an interview on UTV on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, Ken Agyapong said that his decision to withdraw from the tour is for the sake of unity.
He added that he was also withdrawing because he feels that he cannot protect his supporters.
“NPP lost the last election… I decided to join Dr Bawumia when he invited the other contestants for the tour for the sake of unity. But with everything happening, I feel that if I withdraw, it will help Dr Bawumia because of the tension.
“… I feel that I’m not able to protect my supporters because some people have made up their mind that only one candidate should be present. And so if you go somewhere and someone is in your T-shirt, he or she becomes a target,” Ken Agyapong, who is a former Member of Parliament for Assin North, said in Twi.
He added, “This does not bring unity. So, for the sake of unity, I’m withdrawing to take care of the guy who was stabbed.”
The former legislator bemoaned happenings in the Thank You Tour, saying, “We are taking politics too low. Now, it is not the guys I’m walking with that are being attacked but students just because of GH¢1000 given to them.”
Watch the interview below:
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