Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Member of Parliament for Abetifi and a presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said he has come under a barrage of attacks.
In a statement dated Tuesday, August 26, 2025, Dr Bryan Aceampong revealed he is focused despite attacks and a misleading video linking him to the Mamprusi-Kusasi conflict.
He urged supporters to avoid personal attacks, emphasising unity and ideas over division.
According to Bryan Aceampong, there has been misinformation and personal attacks against him.
Part of his statement read, “Yes, I have come under a barrage of attacks. Falsehoods have been spread about me.
“Fake materials have been shared to question my character. But through it all, I remain focused, not on retaliation, but on restoration,” Acheampong said.
“We are building something far greater than a campaign. We are building a movement to unite and rebuild our beloved New Patriotic Party,” he noted.
Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s statement concluded by saying, “Together, we unite. Together, we rebuild”.
Also, Dr Bryan Acheampong has said the statement he made, widely regarded as a tribal statement against Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, was factual.
According to Dr Bryan Acheampong, the statements were facts he was sharing with some NPP party members.
Dr Bryan Acheampng is quoted by GHONE TV to have said, “The so-called tribal statements I made were facts I was sharing with party people”.
The lawmaker in his statement cited former President John Agyekum Kufuor and Akufo-Addo’s getting votes from the Kusasi, but Bawumia’s belonging to one side of the divide led to the NPP losing votes with the Kusasi.
According to Dr Bryan Acheampong, the NPP chose Dr Bawumia, who is a Mamprusi, one of the tribes in the Bawku Conflict caused the NPP to lose its seat in the Oti Region, Upper East, Upper West, and the Northern Region.
Speaking to a gathering, Dr Bryan Acheampong stated, “President Kufuor won all NPP votes in Kusasi, and President Akufo-Addo also did the same thing, but because the fight is between two tribes (Mamprusis and Kusasis) and we elected a flagbearer from one of them, we lost in the Oti Region, Upper East, Upper West, and the Northern Region.
“We lost all our seats because of the candidate we presented (Dr Mahamudu Bawumia), and he could be a victim of circumstance and not his fault, but the timing didn’t favour him”, he added.
In addition, Dr Bryan Acheampong also revealed he personally financed the former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to become the NPP’s flagbearer.
According to Bryan Acheampong, Dr Bawumia did not contribute a penny during the 2024 presidential primaries in the Eastern Region.
Speaking to some members of the NPP, Dr Bryan Acheampong stated, “Dr Bawumia’s primaries in 2023, he did not contribute a penny to the Eastern Region. I paid every single penny for him to become the flagbearer of this party. He didn’t pay a penny, and it is a fact.
In the 2024 elections, I funded Dr. Bawumia more than I even funded Akufo-Addo. I am happy that two-thirds of the people here are from the Eastern Region”, he boldly added.
Meanwhile, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged his rivals for the NPP 2028 flagbearership to contest him with their visions and ideas.
According to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP’s 2026 primaries must be on ideas and visions and not on tribal or religious propaganda.
Dr Bawumia, addressing the NPP New York 33rd Anniversary celebration on Sunday, August 24, dismissed attempts to discredit him based on his northern roots or Islamic faith.
He noted that tribal or religious propaganda is dangerous and unworthy of the NPP’s democratic tradition.