An Ashanti Regional Communications Director hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Ishaq Kyei Brobbey, has claimed that some party members secretly sponsored President John Dramani Mahama during the 2024 general election.
According to Alhaji Ishaq Kyei Brobbey, Dr Mahamaudu Bawumia was sabotaged internally by some NPP members who deliberately wanted the party to lose the election.
He alleged that some NPP members distributed money for members to abstain from the 2024 election.
Alhaji Ishaq Kyei Brobbey alleged that the NPP individual provided financial support to Mahama to secure victory against Dr Bawumia, who contested on the ticket of the NPP.
He further claimed that a few days before the elections, he got a call from an old friend informing him that an NPP member was allegedly distributing money to influence voters to vote for Mahama or to abstain from voting in the 2024 election.
Speaking in an interview shared on social media, Alhaji Ishaq stated, “Some people sponsored Mahama to contest Bawumia. If Asenso is lying, then I am also lying. I know he is not lying.
“A few days before the elections, I received a call from an old friend who told me that an NPP member was distributing money to influence people either to vote for Mahama or not to vote at all.
“…there is also a gentleman on social media claiming that some NPP members financially supported Mahama to contest Bawumia,” he said.
His comments follow a similar claim made by Francis Asenso Boakye, the Member of Parliament for Bantama and the former Roads and Highways Minister, has alleged that some New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters sponsored John Mahama to defeat Dr Bawumia in the 2024 election.
According to Francis Asenso‑Boakye, the NPP supporters, unhappy with Dr Bawumia leading the party as a flagbearer in the 2024 elections, sponsored John Mahama ahead of the December 2024 polls.
Speaking on Angel TV, Francis Asenso‑Boakye detailed, “Our contest to elect a flagbearer in 2023 was very divisive, with tension and all that; we even went as far as insulting each other. Even during our campaign, our own words were being used against us by the NDC.
Some of our own NPP people were actively working against our win in 2024, so it was difficult, including some who sponsored the then-opposition party against us. It was a difficult election”.
He continued, “It’s all because of how we conducted our primaries. I have gone to a primary, and I lost. In the NPP, after losing a we support whoever wins the election, but some people do not understand; they were sabotaging the one that won.
I am not talking about the presidential candidate; some individuals in our party supported some other aspirants for me. I had a call from a known activist of the NDC mentioning people who were coming to the then opposition leader. They were giving him money, which is sad. Today, some of these things are being brought up that Dr Bawumia did not perform well, so we should elect another candidate”.
Asenso-Boakye further emphasised that no matter the situation, he will support the NPP right or wrong, adding that he will support whoever emerges winner in the NPP presidential race on January 31, 2026.
“If you are an NPP party, no matter the situation, my party right or wrong, you have to support an NPP candidate. I am not supporting other candidate, but if they emerge victorious, I will work hard for whoever is selected”.
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