Bawumia Campaign Calls Ken Agyapong’s Inducement Claim “Outrageous Lies”

Gideon Boako, the spokesperson of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has classified as “outrageous lies”, Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that he was offered millions of dollars to back down from the Presidential Primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

According to Kennedy who is currently the Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency and also running for the flagbearer position, he was offered $800 million to withdraw from the race to give the veep an advantage in the primary.

But this has been discredited by the campaign team of the Vice President led by Gideon Boako who recognizes that the statement is “directed subtly” at their outfit.

In their statement, the team said it had neither directly nor indirectly met the lawmaker since the onset of their respective campaign.

“It is instructive to note that the latest allegation by Kennedy Agyapong, is a rehash of a similar allegation he made about a month ago, claiming without proof, that he was offered money to step down and be a running mate to Dr. Bawumia – a baseless claim we publicly denied on September 30, 2023.”

“The Vice President and his team consider this $800 million claim as absolutely ridiculous, and it shows gross disregard for the intelligence of Ghanaians… While urging the public to disregard such outrageous lies, directed subtly at the Bawumia Campaign, we also reiterate Dr. Bawumia’s commitment to running a decent campaign devoid of personality attacks, lies, and insults to preserve the unity of our great party.”

The NPP will this Saturday elect their flagbearer for the 2024 Presidential Election of Ghana.