New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has strongly rejected claims that the peace pact signed by the party’s five flagbearer aspirants contained mistakes.
His response follows concerns raised by fellow aspirant Kennedy Agyapong, who expressed dissatisfaction during the signing ceremony on Thursday, stating that he had noticed errors in the document. The situation briefly created tension as Kennedy Agyapong signed the pact reluctantly.
Addressing a question from a party delegate on the alleged errors, Kwabena Agyepong made it clear that the document was accurate and unchanged. According to him, the same peace pact had been used during the NPP’s previous presidential primaries and formed part of the filing requirements for aspirants.
He explained that all aspirants, including Kennedy Agyapong, received the document several days before the public signing, giving everyone enough time to review its contents.
“The document we signed is not new. It was attached to our filing forms and was used in the last primaries as well,” he stated. “The difference this time is that the party decided to make it public so that once you sign and the results are declared, no one can claim they reject the outcome and walk away.”
Kwabena Agyepong emphasized that he personally reviewed the document thoroughly and found no discrepancies. He maintained that the claims of errors were unfounded, stressing that the pact remained exactly the same as what aspirants had previously agreed to.
Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong’s conduct at the event has drawn criticism from some party supporters, who argue that his objections were unnecessary and overshadowed what was meant to be a unifying exercise, ultimately casting the party in a negative light.
