 for Akim Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has issued a warning to the NPP flagbearer aspirants.){kind=link}
Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has issued a warning to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirants.
Atta Akyea urged NPP presidential aspirants to refrain from using insults.
He emphasised that strong ideas and proven track records are what will ultimately win the support of the party’s grassroots.
In an interview to be aired on TV3 New Day Monday, September 15, Atta Akyea is quoted as saying, “All those who will specialise in insults will lose. What will romance the ground are your solid ideas and track records”.
In a separate interview, Samuel Atta Akyea slammed Kennedy Agyapong and Dr Bryan Acheampong following their constant bragging of funding the NPP.
According to Atta Akyea, being wealthy does not automatically qualify as a leader.
Atta Akyea noted that it takes more than money to govern a nation.
Speaking to Asaase Radio, Samuel Atta Akyea stated, “Do you know the number of people who have contributed significantly to the party but have always remained silent? Do you know the number of people the party resourced to become successful and later came back to support the party without making noise?”
He continued, “Must your wealth give you automatic qualification as a leader? If you have money but you cannot think properly, how can you lead? So richness is not the sole factor and variable for leadership, and people must understand this”.
“You have a lot of money, and it makes you an automatic leader? Where is this logic coming from? It takes more than money to govern a nation. Patience is part of it, and calmness is also part of it”, he added.
Atta Akyea further appealed to Kennedy Agyapong and Dr Bryn Acheampong to remain silent on their wealth and riches.
“The moment you talk about money and power, you’re not competent to lead because money is not all that you need to lead”, he added.
Additionally, Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has declared that unless Dr Mahamudu Bawumia becomes president first, no NPP aspirant will be president.
Wontumi noted that Dr Bawumia’s presidency would open the door for other aspirants in successive years.
Chairman Wontumi argued that blocking Dr Bawumia’s chances would only delay the ambitions of other NPP presidential hopefuls like Kennedy Agyapong and Bryan Acheampong.
According to him, the NPP must think long-term and implement a succession plan that ensures continuity and equality among its members.
Speaking in a video shared on X, on September 12, 2025, Chairman Wontumi stated, “If we had supported Dr Bawumia in 2024 and allowed him to become president, by now we would have started counting the four years, and before we know it, his tenure in office would have come to an end and then the next person takes over”.
“You might be supporting your own candidate, but if we can all support Dr Bawumia wholeheartedly, it will eventually get to everyone’s turn. Anyone in NPP who wants to become president must allow Dr Bawumia to lead first. No NPP aspirant will be president unless Bawumia leads first,” he asserted.
Wontumi further used Joe Biden as an example, although more qualified in his opinion, allowed Barack Obama to ascend to the presidency first, with Biden later becoming president.
The NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman noted that patience and loyalty within a political party can eventually pay off.
Also, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has rejected claims that the party’s electoral loss was due to his religion or ethnicity.
According to Bawumia, he told former president Akufo-Addo he would not run again if Prof Mike Ocquaye’s report attributed the party’s defeat to me.
Dr Bawumia stressed that if the report had held him responsible for the defeat, he would have prioritised the party’s interests over his personal ambitions.
Speaking to delegates at Abuakwa on Saturday, September 13, 2025, Dr. Bawumia detailed, “Before the Ocquaye report came out, I had a meeting with Akufo-Addo and others. We were having a discussion about reasons on why we lost the 2024 election.
“I told Akufo-Addo that if the findings of the Ocquaye report indicate that because I’m a Muslim or because or I’m a Mamprusi-Kusasi, we lost the election, I will step down and not contest anymore. This is what I told Akufo-Addo. Because I will not choose my interest over the party’s interest. The party’s interest must always be ahead of me.
“I told Akufo-Addo that because of the party, I will sacrifice any ambition, including the fact that if I contest, we will lose. But when the Ocquaye report, Ashanti report and Konrad Adenauer Foundation report came out, all of them pointed to the same conclusion – religion, tribe was not a factor in the 2024 election,” Dr. Bawumia added.
Meanwhile, the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee has confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.
The five include,
Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong
Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong
Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong
H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum
Also, the NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.
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Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has issued a warning to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirants, urging them to refrain from using insults. He emphasized that strong ideas and proven track records are what will ultimately win… pic.twitter.com/x84uNr4O3D
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