The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr Kofi Koduah Sarpong, has said Kennedy Agyapong is a perfect fit to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to K.K Sarpong, Kennedy Agyapong has the charisma and is loved by the NPP base, which would energise the party recover lost parliamentary and traditional seats.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Tuesday, January 20, K.K. Sarpong stated, “Kennedy is a perfect fit. We needed someone who would move the base. Our parliamentary seats were taken away from us. Even our traditional seats, we lost them”.
“We needed someone who would ginger the base for them to go and vote. And for me, one thing that goes for Kennedy Agyapong was that he was the man of the moment, the youth, the grassroots, their choice,” he added.
“He got the charisma, they love him, they follow him,” Dr. Sarpong said.
Also, Abena Osei-Asare, the former Deputy Finance Minister, has explained why she is supporting the former Assin Central MP Ken Agyapong as the next flagbearer of the NPP.
According to Abena Osei-Asare, Kennedy Agyapong is the best candidate to lead the NPP in the next general elections.
She stated that Kennedy Agyapong is a well-known businessman who can create numerous job opportunities for the youth, owing to the industrial expertise he has gained from managing several companies.
Abena Osei Asare, who also serves as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, the NPP needs somebody who can bring back discipline into the party.
Speaking in an interview on Good Evening Ghana on January 13, 2026, Abena Osei-Asare explained, “Currently, the sentiments around the country are that they want someone who is very pragmatic, one who says it as it is, someone who can bring discipline to our party. Because personally, I feel that the discipline level in our party has gone down.
“In every party, there are structures; there are systems. Many times of late, you see that the systems, the structures, are not working as they’re supposed to work… Everybody stands for something, and for him, he stands for being honest about the way he feels about everything… his old demeanour also instils discipline. He stands for discipline,” she said.
She added, “Clearly, when you look at the pattern of voting in this country now, the youth form a chunk of it and they, for one reason or the other, don’t stick to one party per se. They look at the sentiment. They look at what is going on currently. What do they want? They want jobs.
“This is a person going around talking about jobs, opening our eyes to the various opportunities that one can have,” she said.