Prior to the New Patriotic Party's presidential election on November 4 and with the candidates heated up to give themselves a showdown, reports of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia negotiating with Kennedy Agyapong, an aspirant, to become his Running Mate have flooded the airwaves.
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 partner Dr. Bawumia as a Running Mate.
He further alleged he was also offered huge sums of money but declined the offers.
Reacting to the allegations, the Bawumia campaign team says no such meeting has happened stressing "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".
To add weight to the statement by the team, Sammi Awuku, the Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), also says the Veep has, at no point in time, commissioned any person in his team or outside the team to solicit Kennedy Agyapong to be his Running Mate.
He stated that the appointment of a Running Mate can only happen after the New Patriotic Party has elected its flagbearer, adding the decision is between the flagbearer-elect and the National Council of the party.
"How can Dr. Bawumia choose a Running Mate when we are yet to hold our presidential election to elect a flagbearer?", he questioned.
"I can state in confidence that the Vice President, on his own, has not commissioned anybody", Sammi Awuku, in an interview on Peace FM's morning show "Kokrokoo", maintained.
He added; "I can also speak on authority that, at no point in time, have we spoken about a Running Mate matter at campaign level whether private or public, whether official or unofficial."
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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who in his right sense will elect Ken to be his running mate, how will you control this man as your running mate . Ken is also jealous.
Ken should not be elected. This is someone who will go public when he helps you. He also can't keep secrets and his mouth shut. He is not fit to be elected as a presidential candidate. He talks too much. Presidents don't exhibit such characters, even Jerry Rawlings was not like this. Ken will lose because of his utterances.
Waiting for response from Kan Dapaah and Ofori-Atta... It's not unreasonable for Bawumia to offer Kennedy the Vp-post... Bawumia people trying to do damage control... People underestimated Kennedy. NPP can not win without Kennedy. Bawumia knows that.
So this talkative Ken too want to be president? Is that how cheap our presidency has become? Tweaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
What will happen if the Bawumia campaign team stop responding to what ever Kennedy Agyapong says about him (Bawumia)? You know him (Ken), when he alleges and you come out to challenge him, he goes back to muddy the waters the more. Focus on your target, i.e. the 200 000 plus delegates. A hunter aiming at a buffalo will not lose focus when an antelope is approaching.
Ken as VP? Who will dare think of that, such loose canon. Anyway it is not my palava, that is NPP's. We the floating voters are waiting to see.
That is plausible as such negotiations are not entirely out of place in the under-hand dealings in politics. Such an offer may make him compromise as at this stage he is the only credible opponent to Bawumia , with Alan dropping out. Ken as vice-president? Such a loose gun!