Dr Stephen Amoah, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, has confidently stated that the former Assin Central lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong, is the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) strongest chance of winning the 2028 elections.
He does not have a question about former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s competence.
According to him, Dr Bawumia is a capable leader, but Kennedy Agyapong stands out as the NPP’s stronger contender for 2028.
He detailed that electoral outcomes in Ghana are not just influenced by government performance.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on August 26, Stephen Amoah stated, “I don’t think I have questioned the competence of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia before. Never. My issue is about the high probability of NPP winning or losing the election in 2028. It is not about competence. In winning an election in Ghana, it doesn’t depend only on performance.
“There are a number of factors that will actually impact; they correlate with different degrees, and most of them do not necessarily mean you have performed well or not. We have geographical voting. I have analysed these things and I think our chance of winning with Kennedy Agyapong will be higher,” he stated.
Also, Kennedy Agyapong, the former member of parliament for Assin Central and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged Ghanaians to give him eight years in power, and he will break Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s records.
Speaking on Talk Time with Kwesi Pratt on Pan African TV on August 2, 2025, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “You see, I have role models and these role models are pragmatists. When you look at the infrastructural framework of this country, nearly 60% of them were done by President Kwame Nkrumah in just 9 years of his rule.
That is from 1957 to 1966, and up to now, we have not been able to match what he did. I go around the country and I see the things he achieved, so he is my role model. If there’s a president whose record I want to beat, it’s Dr Kwame Nkrumah”.
Kennedy Agyapong further claimed he will be able to beat the late former president Kwame Nkrumah’s records if the Ghanaian’s gave him 8 years to rule the country.
“When you give me 8 years, I will beat his record,” the politician added.
In the meantime, a new poll released by Global Info Analytics on August 21, 2025, shows the former Vice President and NPP presidential candidate for the 2024 Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is the leading candidate ahead of the party’s primaries in January 2026.
The Global Info Analytics shows Dr Mahamudu Bawumia running away with a commanding 52% lead, with his closest contender, Kennedy Agyapong, the former Assin Central MP, with 17%.
Dr Bryan Acheampong polled 3%, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the former Education Minister, polled 1%.
Kwabena Agyapong, former General Secretary, Boakye Agyarko, and Addai Nimo all polling less than 1%.
However, 10% of delegates remain undecided, with 9% declining to disclose their choice.
According to the Global Info Analytics, the poll surveyed 2,656 NPP delegates, with 2,560 completing all responses across 263 of the 276 constituencies.
In addition, in the NPP’s 2024 presidential primaries, Kennedy Agyapong finished second in the Super Delegates Conference with 14.30% of the vote, behind Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who secured 61.47% emerging the winner.
The NPP 2026 primaries are heating up with the main front-runners for the NPP’s flagbearer position, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former Assin Central MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, former Minister for Agriculture Bryan Acheampong, former Minister for Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, and Boakye Agyarko have all declared their intention to contest.