New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has firmly dismissed reports suggesting that he made derogatory comments against his own party.
In a video clip, Mr Agyapong was seen accusing some NPP members of recklessly spending money “as if there’s no tomorrow” during a ‘Showdown’ walk he organized in Kumasi over the weekend.
However, in a statement released on October 4, the Assin North MP clarified that the video had been taken out of context. He explained that it was “culled from a private meeting” he had with party communicators in Kumasi.
He alleged that the video had been deliberately edited to create disaffection towards him and tarnish the image of the Akufo-Addo government.
Agyapong stated, “I wish to stress the point that the offending video was culled from a private meeting with some communicators in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, over the weekend, and edited to purposefully create disaffection towards me, Ken Ohene Agyapong, and to bring the Akufo-Addo government into disrepute. Indeed, I told the gathering not to be fooled by the lies against our government and party.”
Despite the controversy, the outspoken lawmaker acknowledged President Akufo-Addo’s dedication to the fight against corruption. He expressed his aspiration to lead the party in the upcoming 2024 general elections, aiming to ‘break the eight’ and face off against the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, for what he termed a ‘Showdown’ on December 7, 2024.
“I am fully aware of the commitment shown by President Akufo-Addo, in deeds and institutional reforms, in combating the canker of corruption in Ghana and the challenges that entail. I remain a committed member of our great Party and hope to lead us in our quest to ‘break the eight’, as together, we face John Mahama and the NDC for the SHOWDOWN on December 7, 2024,” he affirmed.
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL GH
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