Former National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (NEIP) CEO Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has called on supporters of Kennedy Agyapong to stop holding Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia solely responsible for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 elections.
In a social media statement, Nkansah highlighted Agyapong’s past remarks that the party “lost the election in 2022” due to economic challenges, asserting this logic implies even an Agyapong candidacy would have failed.
“If Hon. Ken admits we lost in 2022, then his victory in the primaries would still have led to defeat,” Nkansah wrote, stressing the loss resulted from collective governance failures, not Bawumia’s leadership.
He dismissed attempts to distance Agyapong from the previous administration, noting Agyapong chaired the board of state-owned Ghana Gas while his wife held another major board role. “Ken had more influence than 99% of NPP appointees,” Nkansah stated, adding that even his own role leading NEIP made him part of the government.
The intervention underscores ongoing NPP internal debates as the party repositions following its transition to opposition after the 2024 polls.