Kennedy Agyapong’s Camp Unfazed by MMDCE Endorsements for Bawumia

The campaign team of Kennedy Agyapong, former Member of Parliament for Assin Central and NPP presidential hopeful, has dismissed the recent endorsement of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia by over 200 former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) as political optics that will not necessarily translate into victory at the polls.

Speaking on  Accra-based media channel JoyNews’ The Pulse on Monday, Kwasi Kwarteng, spokesperson for the Kennedy Agyapong campaign, said the team remains “unbothered” by such claims, describing them as part of a well-known tactic to create a false sense of momentum.

“It is good for them. We wish them well if indeed they believe they have over 200 MMDCEs. I’m sure election day will vindicate that position,” Kwarteng stated.

■ “Endorsements Don’t Equal Victory”

Kwarteng argued that similar strategies were used during the party’s previous internal elections to sway polling station executives, which ultimately failed to deliver the expected results for Dr. Bawumia.

“This tactic of staging endorsements and pushing them in the media isn’t new. It happened the last time, but the outcome didn’t match the hype,” he noted.

■ Agyapong Camp Targets the Grassroots

Instead of relying on high-profile endorsements, Kwarteng said Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign is focused on directly engaging more than 200,000 polling station executives across the country.

“Our strategy is clear — we are targeting the real delegates, the grassroots. These are the people who will determine who should lead the party,” he said.

“This time around, they won’t choose a candidate who isn’t marketable or can’t unite the party.”

■ Bawumia’s Growing Support Base

Kwarteng’s remarks come in response to a high-profile meeting held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on Monday, June 23, where more than 200 former MMDCEs from the 2017–2024 NPP administration expressed support for Dr. Bawumia’s bid to lead the party in the 2028 general elections.

That meeting followed another show of strength from the Bawumia camp, as over 60 NPP Members of Parliament visited his campaign office in Accra last week to publicly back his candidacy.

While Bawumia’s camp continues to consolidate support among former government appointees and lawmakers, Kwarteng insists the real power lies with the grassroots, and the Kennedy Agyapong campaign is banking on “authentic support, not orchestrated endorsement shows.”

As the countdown to the NPP’s Presidential Primaries on January 31, 2026, continues, the internal race is heating up with strategy, visibility, and grassroots mobilisation at the centre of the contest.