Kennedy Agyapong, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate hopeful, has boldly stated he aims to beat Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah’s record.
According to Kennedy Agyapong, Dr Kwame Nkrumah is his role model, and his desire is to beat his record when the Ghanaians give him the nod to lead the country.
Speaking during a radio interview, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “If Ghanaians give me the opportunity, I aim to beat Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s record because he is my role model. When Dr Kwame Nkrumah was president, Ghana’s population was 4 million. Look at his vision; the things he achieved are still relevant today with the population of 33.6 million.
When you look at the lands Nkrumah acquired for the Universities and Secondary Schools, if you go to Korle Bu, the land he acquired, Nkrumah was very great. Although I am a UP member but I was always telling the truth for nine years of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, what he did for Ghana, I want to beat that record.
I am going to go by development, the biggest challenge in this country now is unemployment, especially youth unemployment, and if that can be reduced. I am not saying we will eliminate unemployment completely because there are some people, even if you give them work, they will not do it”.
However, things are not looking good for Kennedy Agyapong in the NPP race as the Global InfoAnalytics latest poll has revealed that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia continues to dominate the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries.
The Global InfoAnalytics revealed that the poll was conducted between 17th and 21st November 2025 among 3,500 delegates across all 16 regions.
The poll, however, shows that Dr Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong’s support has slightly declined since October.
Global InfoAnalytics’ likely voters’ model indicated that, “Dr Bawumia: 42.7%, Kennedy Agyapong: 17.7%, Dr Bryan Acheampong: 4.6%, Dr Yaw Adutwum: 0.3%, and Kwabena Adjei Agyapong: 0.3%”.
With 14.9% of delegates not disclosing their voting intentions, while 19.3% remain.
Also, committed voters, Dr Bawumia’s lead widens: “Dr Bawumia: 63.3%, Kennedy Agyapong: 28.6%, and Dr Acheampong: 6.9%”.
The poll revealed that Dr Bawumia leads in 13 regions, with Kennedy ahead only in the Volta region, with the Central region tied.
Also, Mussa Dankwah, the Executive Director, Global Info Analytics, has made a bold call that Kennedy Agyapong will win the Volta Region in NPP’s presidential primaries, Dr. Bawumia will win in the Eastern Region.
Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong has said he has endured all the insults and attacks in silence because of party unity.
The former Assin Central MP warned that the day he chose to speak, Ghanaians would know that there are real men in the NPP.
Ken Aggyapong further mocked former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP for conceding defeat too early in the December polls.
According to Kennedy Agyapong, Dr Bawumia rushed to concede defeat in the 2024 elections, leaving members of parliament high and dry to lose their seats.
Speaking to NPP delegates ahead of the January 31 presidential election, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “A lion may remain calm for the sake of unity, but it fears no one. I have endured the insults and attacks in silence, but the day I choose to speak, you will know there are real men in this party.
You cannot rush to concede defeat before the counting is done and cause our MPs to lose seats, then expect leadership again. Not today, not tomorrow”.
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“My aim is to beat my role model, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s, record if I am given the opportunity to become president.” – Kennedy Agyapong pic.twitter.com/6hAnUummBP
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) November 25, 2025