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Ghana: 10 things about maverick NPP flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Agyapong

By Jonas Nyabor

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Posted on May 3, 2023 15:50

Barring any last-minute U-turns, Kennedy Agyapong will be the dark horse in the highly anticipated New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer election later this year. Here are 10 things to know about the straight-talking Assin Central parliamentarian.

Getting the nod to be Akufo-Addo’s successor will not come easy but Kennedy Agyapong is a tough politician – very vocal, maverick in character, and has never lost an election.

To his advantage are swelling grassroots supporters, ease of mobilising financial resources for political campaigns, and access to media platforms – but his baggage of controversies in his public life could draw him back.

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