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Ken Agyapong, the campaign manager for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer candidate, has explicitly indicated that he will not negotiate with any of the other candidates for the position of the party’s presidential nominee for the 2024 election.
“We can promise you that we are not running in this race to bargain or to support a candidate. The campaign manager, Kwame Owusu, told the media on Monday that Honourable Ken was going all the way.
When the party’s super delegates met on Saturday to reduce the field of candidates from 10 to 5, Ken Agyapong, who is also the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, placed second.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president, was ranked first, followed by Alan Kyerematen, the former minister of trade and industry, and Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the former minister of agriculture.
Speaking further on Ken Agyapong’s performance, Mr. Kwame Owusu praised his candidate for a strong showing given that many had thought the Vice President would win with a landslide.
“Ken Agyapong ascendance to the second position is understandable, because we know that for whatever reason, Dr. Bawumia is perceived as an establishment candidate. Therefore, given the number of government appointees and the Ministers of State it was even said by them that they were going to secure 75%. So [Ken] being able to push him [Bawumia] to the 60s, I think it is an achievement and I will have to salute him.”
On August 26, 958 delegates from across the country joined the New Patriotic Party to vote for five of the ten presidential candidates.
Four contenders for president made it onto the short list with ease.
Although it was anticipated that the Super Delegates Conference would aid in choosing the final five candidates, two contenders have tied, necessitating the use of a different procedure to choose the fifth candidate.
Kennedy Agyapong received 15.03% of the total votes cast, trailing only the Vice President, who received 68.15% of them.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto finished fourth with 3.90%, followed by Alan Kyerematen in third place with 10.29%.
Boakye Kyeremateng Ayarko and Francis Addai Nimo tied for fifth place among the contenders.
Following him with six votes were Kwabena Agyapong, Joe Ghartey, and Kwadwo Poku, who received four and three votes, respectively.
Mr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, the last candidate, received no votes.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
