All five presidential hopefuls breached party laws – NPP UK Chair

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) UK Chapter, Kingsley Adumattah Agyapong, popularly known as Wofa K, has publicly criticized the party’s national leadership, accusing them of violating established guidelines for the presidential primary election.

In a recent interview on Rainbow Radio, Agyapong argued that the party should not have accepted filing fees from aspiring candidates before they had successfully passed the vetting process.

He maintained that the proper procedure outlined in the party’s constitution is for interested individuals to pick up and file their forms, undergo vetting and only then, if deemed qualified, proceed to pay the filing fee.

Wofa K expressed concern that the party has become too lenient in enforcing its internal discipline and adherence to its own laws, effectively bypassing laid-down procedures.

He emphasised the need for stringent processes during internal elections to prevent unqualified candidates from contesting.

“We have become so flexible that we are bypassing some guidelines. We need strong rules to lock some people out of the process,” he said.

“Those who have breached the party’s laws or crossed certain boundaries ought to be suspended immediately and prevented from contesting. But due to fear, some of our leaders cannot tell us the truth. There may be some unqualified people who should not even contest but because of this fear, they are being allowed to go through.”

He further claimed that all five aspiring candidates who have filed to contest the presidential primary have, in his view, already violated the party’s laws.

“All the five aspirants have failed and because the national leadership is weak and cannot chastise them, they continue to breach the laws of the party,” he asserted.

Addressing the aspirants directly, Agyapong urged them to be more circumspect and to desist from “needless attacks and insults,” warning that such conduct could damage the party’s chances in the 2028 elections.

He stressed the importance of unity, stating that all members must rally behind the elected flagbearer after the primary to secure victory in 2028.

“At the point we are today, that is not the final point. Any of the five who wins will need the support of the others to secure victory in 2028. The insults and attacks are needless and so they should be guided.

"Let’s unite as a party so that after the primary, we don’t have damages to deal with,” he concluded.