The campaign team of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Vice President has not approached Kennedy Agyapong for the running mate position on his ticket.
Ken Agyapong during his Kumasi Showdown
Walk on Saturday, September 30, 2023, alleged that he was approached by some
elders in the camp of Dr. Bawumia to convince him to step down from the
flagbearer race and instead partner Dr. Bawumia as a running mate.
He
further alleged that he was also offered huge sums of money to step down but
declined the offers in the interest of the party's delegates.
However,
reacting to Ken Agyapong's claims in a press statement, the Spokesperson of Dr.
Bawumia campaign team, Dr. Gideon Boako, said all the allegations by the Assin
Central Member of Parliament (MP), who is also contesting the slot were false.
"We wish to state in unequivocal
terms that the Bawumia Campaign team has not approached Kennedy Agyapong for
such a running mate offer, nor have we assigned any member of the team to
approach him for the same," he stated.
Dr.
Boako also debanked the claims by Ken Agyapong that Vice President Bawumia was
collapsing the party, saying "It is also not true as alleged by Kennedy
Agyapong that Dr. Bawumia is collapsing the party through intimidation."
For
him, "The unity of our party has been of great concern to candidate Dr.
Bawumia. It is in light of such concern that he refrains from responding to
unwarranted attacks by others in the contest and has cautioned his supporters
against responding to such provocative attacks. His strategy has been to
persuade delegates to support his bid. This he does, by laying his vision for
the party and country."
Below is the Press Statement
The
Bawumia campaign team has noticed with grave concern news report by
Citinewsroom.com and other media outlets in which the Hon. Kennedy
Agyapong is alleged to have indicated that some members of the Bawumia Campaign
team attempted to bribe him to step down and be made the running mate to Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia.
We wish to state in unequivocal terms
that the Bawumia Campaign team has not approached Kennedy Agyapong for such a
running mate offer, nor have we assigned any member of the team to approach him
for the same.
It
is also not true as alleged by Kennedy Agyapong that Dr. Bawumia is collapsing
the party through intimidation. The unity of our party has been of great
concern to candidate Dr. Bawumia. It is in light of such concern that he
refrains from responding to unwarranted attacks by others in the contest and
has cautioned his supporters against responding to such provocative attacks.
His strategy has been to persuade delegates to support his bid. This he does,
by laying his vision for the party and country.
As
we have always maintained, the contest for flagbearer in the NPP is an internal
one, and all actors, particularly the aspirants must be guided by the core
values of the NPP, which include but are not limited to truth, decorum, and
respect for one another.
Thank
you.
--- Signed ---
Gideon Boako, Ph.D
Spokesperson
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