Nana Akomea is a former CEO of State Transport Corporation (STC)
A former Chief Executive Officer of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea, has expressed satisfaction with Kennedy Agyapong’s decision to withdraw from the ongoing National Thank You tour.
According to him, while the tour is a long-standing tradition of the party meant to express appreciation to its supporters, some individuals have unfortunately turned it into a popularity contest between the two main contenders — Kennedy Agyapong and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
Nana Akomea explained that he had observed a concerning trajectory being promoted by some party members, which he believed could have negative consequences for the party — concerns that were sadly validated by the unfortunate stabbing incident.
Speaking on Peace FM on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, he said, “I was happy to hear Kennedy Agyapong has pulled out of the ‘Thank You Tour.’ Currently, the tour is proceeding smoothly just as we wanted it to. As part of the NPP’s tradition, the flagbearer and party executives embark on a tour after every election to thank party supporters.
“From the time of Kufuor, who lost elections to Rawlings, he embarked on the tour alone without his opponents, Adu Boahen, and other contenders. Akufo-Addo, after losing the 2008 Election, also embarked on the tour with party executives without his contenders like Alan Kyerematen.”
He continued; “Dr Bawumia, who has good intentions, proposed that all aspirants come on board for the tour, which he believes will promote unity, hence extending invites to all NPP presidential aspirants. Kennedy Agyapong came on board, and we all began the tour. Right from the beginning in the Western Region, we observed that the tour was being turned into a popularity contest by some people, with them bringing their supporters along, which wasn’t how we wanted the tour to be. How things were going was bad, only for this to happen.”
The politician asserted that the student group had no justification for being present at the tour, arguing that the event was wrongly portrayed as a contest — which it was not — ultimately leading to the unfortunate stabbing of one of them.
“What was the need for a student jama group to attend a party tour. They had no business there. Some supporters came sharing T-shirts and all that, for what? It wasn’t a contest nor a competition only for the unfortunate stabbing to happen,” he added.
Akomea maintained that Kennedy Agyapong’s decision to withdraw from the tour was a positive step in the interest of the party, arguing that his presence gave the impression — especially among his supporters — that the entire exercise was a political competition.
“Party executives had planned to meet Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong and Kojo Opoku to have a sit down discussion, only for us to hear he had withdrawn from it. Kennedy’s presence made it seem like it was a competition, defeating the purpose of trying to foster unity. If he is withdrawing then its a good move…” he added.
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