“You Can’t Lead People You Call Fools” – Bawumia Camp Blasts Ken Agyapong
Bawumia supporters accuse Ken Agyapong of hypocrisy, disrespect, and pushing false narratives to divide the NPP
- Bawumia supporters accuse Ken Agyapong of insulting NPP members while trying to lead them
- They reject Agyapong’s claim that Bawumia’s religion caused the party’s 2024 loss as baseless and bigoted
- The camp highlights contradictions in Agyapong’s statements
Supporters of former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia have launched a sharp rebuttal to Kennedy Agyapong, accusing him of spreading misinformation and disrespecting the very people he now seeks to lead.
Reacting to Agyapong’s recent speech in Mampong, the Bawumia camp criticized his comments as contradictory, inflammatory, and insulting to members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“Ken Agyapong has labeled party members as fools and dismissed the voices of the less privileged among us,” a spokesperson said. “Now he wants to lead the same people he degrades? That defies logic.”
During his Mampong address, Agyapong blamed the NPP’s 2024 defeat on the selection of a Muslim—Bawumia—as flagbearer. But Bawumia’s supporters hit back, calling the remark not only prejudiced but completely unfounded.
“Was religion the reason over 50 Christian parliamentary candidates, including pastors, lost their seats? Was that why Kufuor lost in 1996 or Akufo-Addo in 2008 and 2012? The claim is baseless,” they argued.
They also pointed to Bawumia’s dominant victories in both the Super Delegates Conference and the final NPP primary, where he defeated multiple Christian contenders—including Agyapong himself.
“If the NPP had a problem with a Muslim candidate, how did Bawumia win against nine Christian aspirants in the first round and five in the final vote? Are we now saying NPP delegates are all Muslims?”
Agyapong’s version of historical events also came under fire. He claimed that former President Kufuor got a second shot at the presidency due to a short campaign period in 1996. The Bawumia camp countered this, stating Kufuor had a full eight months to campaign.
“If short campaigns justified second chances, Adu Boahen—who only had two months in 1992—should have gotten one too. Ken’s argument simply doesn’t hold water.”
They further accused Agyapong of contradicting himself by offering multiple explanations for the party’s loss. “Is it because Bawumia is Muslim, or because Akufo-Addo didn’t reward party loyalists? Ken needs to make up his mind,” they said.
While Agyapong has called for party unity, the Bawumia camp questioned the sincerity of that appeal.
“You can’t insult party members, demean the poor, and then preach unity,” they said. “If this is the real Ken Agyapong, then Mampong didn’t just reveal a speech—it exposed a deeply concerning mindset.”
