Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has completed his Eastern Regional tour, which ended with strong momentum and notable moments across the region.
The tour, which began on Wednesday, 13 November 2025, at Nsawam, concluded at Abuakwa South in Kyebi, the political home of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
One of the most striking moments of the tour came from the address delivered in Kyebi by Mr. Gideon Kwasi Annor, a political communicator and former aide to Samuel Atta Akyea, for Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South. At Kyebi, he was one of four speakers, including Kennedy Agyapong.
Introducing his remarks, he praised Abuakwa South as a constituency with a unique political legacy, producing some of the highest-ranking government officials in Ghana’s history. He recalled that former President Kufuor once described the area as the political Mecca of Ghana.
He urged the constituency to return to the principles of truth and intellect exemplified by Dr. J. B. Danquah and others.
“If we cannot tell the truth anywhere in Ghana,” he stated, “we must at least be able to tell the truth here in Abuakwa South.”
Mr. Annor outlined two key truths he believed the party must confront. First, he highlighted disturbing voting patterns from the December 7, 2024 elections. His analysis showed that the NPP Parliamentary Candidate, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, received 2,440 more votes than the party’s Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, within Abuakwa South. With 24 electoral areas, he said this indicated that about 100 voters per area supported the parliamentary candidate but not the presidential one. “This,” he said, “is most alarming and unfortunate.”
He noted that this trend was consistent nationwide, with NPP parliamentary candidates collectively securing about 400,000 more votes than the presidential candidate, a reversal of the party’s usual pattern. While the NDC’s national vote total increased by only about 100,000 compared to 2020, more than two million NPP supporters did not vote.
“If our PCs collectively had 400,000 more votes than our Presidential Candidate,” he asked, “does that not explain who is responsible for the two million of our people deciding not to come out to vote?”
His second point was an appeal for careful decision-making. While many admired Agyapong, he said most delegates did not have direct access to him, and had historically relied on Samuel Atta Akyea and now Dr. Kingsley Agyemang for guidance. He reminded them that Akyea and Agyapong were classmates at Adisadel College, describing their connection as one of Ghana’s strongest forms of camaraderie. “So, voting for Kennedy Agyapong will not deny your beloved Atta Akyea access to the next NPP presidency,” he said.
“Whatever traits you admire in your MP, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, his benevolence, empathy, service to the needy, and commitment to creating opportunities, are the very traits Kennedy Agyapong has demonstrated throughout his public life, not only in Assin Central but across Ghana for decades.”
He concluded that supporting Dr. Kingsley Agyemang while rejecting Kennedy Agyapong was contradictory.
“If you truly desire to see your MP elevated as a Minister in the shortest possible time under the next NPP government,” he said, “then your best choice is to stand firmly with Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, for his route is faster and sure.”
Agyapong for his part commended Annor, noting that “Look at the wise words from this young man,” he said. “I am sure he would not have said these things in the past, but look at the boldness and sense he has demonstrated today. He has done so well, and may God bless him.”
His message of truth and hope further energised the gathering and brought the tour to an impactful close. Party members described the regional tour as spirited, encouraging, and full of renewed belief in the future of the NPP as it prepares for the next phase of its internal contest.