“It will take NPP 16 years to return to power with Bawumia as flagbearer” – Kennedy Agyapong

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has once again taken aim at former Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, arguing that his candidacy would doom the party’s chances of reclaiming power.

Addressing delegates in the Western North Region, the former Assin Central MP predicted that the NPP would remain in opposition for at least 16 years if Dr. Bawumia were maintained as flagbearer. He based this projection on the wide 1.7 million vote margin by which the former Vice-President lost in the 2024 election.

“I have seen people busily solving for X on social media after I challenged them (Dr Bawumia’s camp) to find X. But the exact answer for X is 13.7 years. When you do the approximation, you will get 14 years, but 14 years doesn’t exist in politics, so this means it will take us 16 years to close the gap. So because of one person’s parochial interest, must we stay in opposition for 16 years?” Agyapong argued.

He further claimed that ordinary Ghanaians across markets, commercial vehicles, and even chop bars are calling for his candidacy, urging NPP delegates to elect him in the January 31, 2026 presidential primaries.