Ernest Owusu-Bempah (L) and Kwaku Atta Sarpong
NPP Ashanti Regional Deputy Organiser, Kwaku Atta Sarpong, has slammed Ernest Owusu-Bempah, a Deputy Communications Officer of the party, over his recent pronouncement on the person to lead the party into the 2028 presidential election.
In a statement sighted by GhanaWeb, Atta Sarpong said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) deputy communications officer should keep quiet if he has nothing meaningful to say about the party’s leadership ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He accused Owusu-Bempah of being divisive and reckless, and blamed him for the party’s loss of the Asante Akyem North parliamentary seat.
“It has become necessary to respond to the recent comments by Ernest Owusu-Bempah concerning who should lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP). If Mr Bempah has nothing sensible or constructive to say on this matter, he must simply shut up.
“He should rather focus on his own constituency, Asante Akyem North (AAN), which he effectively dashed to an independent candidate, largely due to his divisive and reckless comments on radio in Agogo. His actions have weakened the party’s strength in the area, and he has no moral authority to interfere in national party leadership discussions,” he said.
The Ashanti Regional Deputy Organiser went on to state that the NPP would not allow individuals who do not have the party’s interest at heart to derail its efforts to win back power in 2028.
“The NPP is currently working hard to rebuild, unify, and prepare for victory in the 2028 elections. We will not allow distractions from individuals who have, in the past, chosen self-interest over party interest.
“Let it be known that the NPP’s future will be determined by loyal, dedicated, and competent patriots, not loud voices without substance,” his statement concluded.
Ernest Owusu-Bempah had advised the leadership of the party not to retain former Vice President and 2024 Flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as its presidential candidate for the 2028 general election.
In an interview on Oyerepa FM and monitored by GhanaWeb on Monday, April 14, 2025, he attributed the party’s defeat in the 2024 elections to its flagbearer, claiming that the grassroots were not happy about Dr Bawumia’s candidacy.
“For the first time, I met a taxi driver who is a member of the NPP and told me he voted for the NDC in the 2024 Election. He even showed me his party card. His reason was simple — we didn’t choose the right candidate. Over 2.1 million NPP supporters abstained from voting because they did not approve of our presidential candidate,” he said.
He also previously stated that the party’s hopes ahead of the 2028 Election lie in the hands of former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, and the current Member of Parliament for the Abetifi Constituency, Bryan Acheampong.
In a social media post on April 7, 2025, Owusu-Bempah claimed that his assertion is both divine and prophetic.
He expressed conviction that the choice of these two political figures reflects the will of what he referred to as “the people.”
In his post, Owusu-Bempah shared an image of Bryan Acheampong and Kennedy Agyapong with the caption, “The future of the NPP depends on these two guys… Prophetic! Ala AFA—the voice of the people.”
In another post, he added, “Hope IS COMING!!!… Eshie Rado Rado… Change is coming!!!”
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