An aspiring parliamentary candidate for the Bantama Constituency under the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ralph Kwame Opoku Agyapong, has underscored what he perceives as the declining popularity of President Akufo-Addo.

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The brother of a Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, expressed skepticism about President Akufo-Addo's ability to secure even 30% of votes if subjected to an election in the Bantama Constituency.

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“In all sincerity, if President Akufo-Addo comes to Bantama that they should vote on him he may not get even 30%. I am telling you.

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"He has come to campaign against me so I have every right to campaign against him. He will not get 30%,” he stated during an interview on Kumsasi-based Akoma FM on Friday, November 17, 2023.

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Ralph Agyapong's statement was a response to the endorsement of the current NPP MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso Boakye, by President Akufo-Addo for re-election.

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Reacting to the president’s endorsement, Ralph Agyapong, who aims to unseat Asenso Boakye, deemed Nana Addo’s statement a strategic misstep.

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“You clearly referred to 2016, but I am saying that if he (Nana Addo) comes again today, he will not make 30%, and I am telling you. That is the reality," he asserted.

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Ralph Agyapong, who played a significant role in Kennedy Agyapong's flagbearer campaign, claimed to have the full support of his brother.

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He accused the government and the presidency of favoring Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the flagbearer race, which is set to take place in early 2024, aiming to beat Asenso Boakye in the NPP primaries.

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Source: The Independent Ghana

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