Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary hopeful for the Bantama Constituency, Ralph Agyapong, has alleged that Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, Founder of Power Chapel Worldwide, influenced delegates to prevent them from supporting his bid for parliament.
According to him, Rev. Kusi Boateng gathered the delegates in a room where the then-MP and his opponent in the NPP elections, Francis Asenso-Boakye, paid each delegate GH₵5,000 to sway their votes in his favour.
Speaking in an interview on Kings Jersey TV in the US on March 15, 2025, Ralph Agyapong claimed that the election was not just between him and his opponent but rather between himself and the entire state machinery, which, he alleged, was backing Asenso-Boakye.
He further alleged that the pastor, who also served as the Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral at the time, told voters that then-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had instructed them to support Asenso-Boakye over him.
“I decided to contest the election in one month and six days. Even a day before the election, we received military intelligence that the results would be decided by just two or three votes.
“The pastor who has been arrested, Rev. Kusi Boateng…now, he has been begging me…at 4 a.m. he camped Bantama delegates, and Asenso-Boakye gave each of them GH₵5,000, telling them that President Akufo-Addo had instructed them to vote for Asenso-Boakye.
“That is why the results turned out the way they did. We wanted to speak to some people, but we couldn’t even reach them,” he said.
Ralph Agyapong added that his brother, Kennedy Agyapong, former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, was informed about the situation and intended to visit the constituency. However, he claimed that national security officials prevented him from going due to security concerns.
“At the time, Kennedy Agyapong wanted to go there, but the National Security Minister begged him not to because they didn’t know what would happen. The place had become a flashpoint,” he added.
Watch the interview from 1:24:00 minute
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