'Worst and most unpopular MP in Ashanti Region history' - Ken's boy denigrates Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ernest Owusu-Bempah, has launched an attack on former Suame Constituency Member of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, describing him as the "worst and most unpopular MP in the history of the Ashanti Region" amid the party's flagbearer race.

Speaking during an interview on Kwesi Parker-Wilson of Kumasi-based Oyerepa TV on July 28, 2025, Owusu-Bempah's comments are a response to what he believes are calculated jabs from Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu aimed at presidential hopeful Kennedy Agyapong.

According to him, the former Suame MP is attacking Agyapong in hopes of securing a running mate slot in the 2028 general elections.

"If it is because of the promise, we are hearing, that they want to give him a running mate position, and that is why he is attacking Kennedy Agyapong, then it will fall flat on his face. He has no popularity at the grassroots level of the party," Owusu-Bempah charged.

He went further to claim that Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu's political influence in the Suame constituency is negligible, stating that he nearly lost his parliamentary seat after the 2016 election and only retained it through the intervention of high-ranking political figures, including the current Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.

"After 2016, we nearly lost the seat. It took the NDC and Alban Bagbin to come and campaign for him. He's the worst MP in our history. What has he done for his constituency?" he questioned.

Owusu-Bempah also ridiculed the former Majority Leader's visibility within the NPP, stating, "If Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is even passing, nobody in the NPP would recognise him."

The verbal clash stems from comments made by Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on JoyNews' PM Express on July 21, where he advised NPP delegates not to be influenced by "fancy talkers," a remark many interpreted as a veiled dig at Kennedy Agyapong.

"Action speaks louder than words… Don't be swayed by fancy talkers," Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stated. When pressed to clarify whether the statement referred to Agyapong, he deflected, "I have not said so. I'm just playing back the music of Jimmy Cliff to us."

While acknowledging Agyapong's connection to the party's grassroots, the former Suame MP warned against exaggerating any individual's influence.

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