Former New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong, during the NPP presidential primaries in 2023, called out several individuals in the country whom he asserted he holds bitterness against for several reasons.
Kennedy stated at the time that these individuals, former and current MPs, were people whom he had helped before but ditched him during his bid, and some even insulted him.
He claimed that he was bitter against the MPs for speaking ill about him rather than for not supporting his bid during the primaries. He vowed that he would never forgive most of these MPs.
In an interview on Starr FM on October 5, 2023, Agyapong opened up about his mixed feelings, saying, "I am very bitter that if I had not contested, I wouldn't have known my enemies, these MPs, the help that I have given them."
He went on to reveal that while he has forgiven some MPs for their actions, there are others whom he can never forgive due to their betrayal, and he would pursue them. Here are three MPs Kennedy vowed never to forgive:
Anhwiaso-Bekwai MP. Alfred Obeng-Boateng
One of those Agyapong singled out is Alfred Obeng-Boateng, the Member of Parliament for the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai constituency in the Western North Region.
According to him, he campaigned for Obeng-Boateng to secure his parliamentary seat but claims that the MP turned against him during his presidential bid.
He expressed his frustration, stating, "Last week, one of them that I have helped, I will never forgive him, but after November 4, he will see what will happen. You see, if you are not even going to vote for me, you have a choice, and I don't have a problem."
"I campaigned for him in Bibiani; I am not afraid of him, Alfred Obeng. I left his place at 1:00 a.m…and for this man to tell me that I don't know how to talk. I can never forgive that guy.
"This man picks up a phone and calls delegates, telling them not to vote for Kennedy Agyapong but to vote for number two on the ballot. And then one of them asked him why, and he said Kennedy Agyapong doesn't know how to talk."
Agyapong also revealed that when Obeng-Boateng faced career challenges, he offered support, including late-night conversations.
However, he was deeply hurt by the MP's decision to campaign against him.
Meanwhile, Alfred Obeng lost his seat to Bright Asamoah Brefo of the NDC in the 2024 elections, with 31,749 votes, while Bright secured 33,732 votes.
MP for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson
Kennedy Agyapong also disclosed that he would not forgive Hawa Koomson.
He stated that the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East and the Fisheries Minister disrespected him in front of his wife, something he does not intend to forgive anytime soon.
"My wife was in K.T. Hammond's office when Hawa Koomson told me that if I'm mad, she will show me that she's also mad. I will show the NPP that I'm madder than all of them," he said in an interview in January 2024.
He continued, "I will show Hawa Koomson that I'm madder than she is. In the presence of my wife in K.T. Hammond's office, this arrogant woman said that if I was mad, she would show me that she is madder than myself. Meanwhile, while she was saying all this, the pickup I gave to her was parked at her house.
"For Bawumia himself, I've nothing against him. For Wontumi, we will see if he will deliver the Ashanti Region. I'm never going to forgive them. If you know the effort I put in to get numbers in the Ashanti Region. What wisdom does he have? If we meet with soldiers and police, they say Wontumi is an empty head, so they don't want to meet him," he added.
On the other hand, after the closing of polls in the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, the returning officer of the Electoral Commission disclosed that Mavis Hawa Koomson received 45,638 of the total valid votes cast, while Phillis Naa Koryor of the NDC won her seat at the Awutu Senya East Constituency with 50,886 of the total valid votes cast.
Henry Quartey, MP for Ayawaso Central
Agyapong also accused Henry Quartey, the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso Central Constituency, of insulting him by labelling him a violent person.
"Sometimes I forgive my colleagues MPs because if they don't toe the line, they will not get any opportunity again, so I forgive them, but those who insult me like Henry Quartey, he goes out there and insults me, saying, 'Look at your violent friend,' what! A good friend of mine.
"Ungratefulness is very hurtful," he said.
He initially accused Quartey of being involved in a land sale that led to litigation. Agyapong vented his frustration, saying, "God will deal with Henry Quartey. If he plays with me, the things I would disclose about him."
Henry Quartey, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso Central constituency, has lost his seat to Abdul-Rauf Tubazu of the National Democratic Congress. According to the EC official, Henry Quartey polled 23,345 votes, while Abdul-Rauf garnered 29,755 votes.
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