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The campaign team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has demanded sanctions against
Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, and Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC.
Chairman Wontumi is reported to have said the NPP’s decision to hold the presidential primaries on January 31, 2026, was designed to favour a particular aspirant.
Also, Abronye has claimed he compiles the Bono Regional album, and he will prevent certain individuals from voting in the January 31, 2026, primaries.
The NPP had earlier issued a statement distancing itself and reiterating its dedication to transparency, fairness, and integrity in all internal processes.
According to the NPP, no individual has control over the compilation of polling station albums, and we refute claims that the January 31, 2026, presidential primaries date favours any aspirant.
They further assured stakeholders that every decision is made in the supreme interest of the Party to ensure unity and victory in 2028.
In a statement released on Sunday, September 28, 2025, General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua stated, “The National Leadership of the New Patriotic Party urges the public and its stakeholders to disregard recent public pronouncements by the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, and the Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, as their statements do not represent the ideals and practices of the party.
“The Party wishes to categorically state that no individual, irrespective of rank or position, has a monopoly or unilateral control over the compilation of polling station albums,” portions of the statement read.
The statement added, “For the avoidance of doubt, the compilation of the polling station album strictly adheres to established compliance procedures. The National Secretariat will, at the appropriate time, issue clear and transparent guidelines, protocols, and procedures designed to safeguard integrity, credibility, and fairness at every stage of the process.
“We wish to assure all stakeholders, particularly polling station executives across the country, that such pronouncements should be disregarded and treated with the utmost contempt they deserve”.
“The Party affirms that this assertion is unfounded. The National Council exhaustively deliberated and took the decision in the Party’s supreme and strategic interest. Given the calibre of the members of the National Council, no individual can manipulate or influence a decision in his or her favour,” the statement added.
The NPP statement concluded by stating that, “The decision to hold an early congress is intended solely to provide the Party with sufficient time and strategic advantage to reorganise, reposition, and recapture power in 2028. The Party remains resolutely committed to upholding transparency, fairness, and internal democracy in all its processes. Leadership will continue to ensure that every stage of our electoral activities reflects the highest standards of integrity and credibility”.
However, the Kennedy Agyapong team have also issued a statement signed by Kwasi Kwarteng, spokesperson.
According to the Ken Team, it is not sufficient for the New Patriotic Party (NPP: Development in Freedom) to merely distance itself from the unfortunate remarks made by the Ashanti and Bono Regional Chairmen.
They added that those comments must be openly condemned, and the individuals involved should be summoned before the Party’s disciplinary structures.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to two disturbing videos circulating on social media in which Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and Mr Kwame Baffoe (Abronye), Regional Chairmen for the Ashanti and Bono Regions, respectively, are heard alleging manipulation of the NPP’s electoral register and process to favour a particular candidate ahead of the January 2026 Presidential Primaries.
These comments amount to gross misconduct and a grave violation of the Party’s constitution (Article 4 (7) ). They not only damage the reputation of the NPP as a democratic institution but also directly threaten the credibility and unity of the upcoming presidential primaries”.
It further added, “The two individuals involved are not ordinary party members. As members of both the National Executive Committee and the National Council (Article 10 (3) (4) of the NPP Constitution), two of the highest decision-making organs of the Party, their words carry weight. For this reason, it is wholly inadequate for the party leadership to simply dissociate itself from their reckless utterances. It has to be both condemned and sanctioned.
We therefore recommend that the NEC and the National Council of the NPP immediately summon the two Regional Chairmen before the appropriate disciplinary bodies and processes. Such decisive action is necessary to send a clear signal that no individual, regardless of rank or status, is above the rules of our Party.”
Ken’s team highlighted that the NPP’s failure to take decisive action will reinforce the widespread perceptions of bias.
“Failure to act swiftly and decisively will only reinforce the widespread perceptions of bias and lend credibility to the dangerous narrative that there is indeed a calculated orchestration to skew the process in favour of a particular candidate. The integrity of our primaries and the unity of our Party cannot be left at the mercy of indiscipline and reckless commentary.
Finally, we assure the rank and file of the NPP that Team Ken remains resolute in its commitment to a transparent, free, and fair electoral process. We have put in place a robust anti-rigging architecture to safeguard the sanctity and integrity of the upcoming primaries, and we call on all party faithful to remain vigilant”, the statement concluded.
See the statement below:
