The ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential aspirant, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has shaken the foundations of other aspirants as he promises some constituency chairmen GHC100,000 each if they vote for him in the electoral college slated for Saturday, 26 August.
‘Assin Fosu Bill Gate’ as Ken is popularly called is targeting 30% of the special delegates to be able to make a strong statement against the establishment and also propel his campaign ahead of the main elections on November 4, 2023.
Last week Ken Agyapong and his team met with some special delegates from the Central region and gave each GHC 5,000 as initial money and promised the add-ons on the day. His message to them was that he is one of them and so should vote for him since he has been contributing financially to these regions since time immemorial and should follow suit with what delegates from other regions will be doing for their kinsmen.
In a different meeting with some Regional Executives and Some Chairmen, he admonished them to stand with him and also promised each 100k if he wins empathically in his home region.
He is also considering replicating this in Volta, Oti, and Greater Accra regions with selected chairmen.
Ken Agyapong who boasts a huge ‘money chest’ made possible in part by his stint in Kufuor’s government and other contracts under the current regime is targeting 30% in the August 26 special election, despite this, this paper’s souces within the ruling NPP are tipping thr Vice President, Dr. Bawumia to win emphatically with not less than 70% of the votes.
