The Communications Director for Kwabena Agyapong’s campaign, Paul Abdul Rahman Issah Dowuona, has reaffirmed the former General Secretary’s commitment to contesting the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position, despite ongoing debates over the GH¢4 development fee.
According to a report by citinewsroom.com, he made the remarks on Channel One TV on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
Dowuona emphasised that the fee should not be a condition for participation in the party’s upcoming presidential primary slated for January 31, 2026.
“The issue regarding the GH¢4 million payment, he (Kwabena Agyapong) has made it clear that in principle he is against it. The party has made its point, and they are saying that they have to pay that amount.
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“At vetting, he was asked, and he made his position clear, and even at the vetting, he committed that if it were about a development fee, he would commit to contribute substantially to the development of the party when the need arises. His issue has always been that it shouldn’t be a prerequisite for contesting the flagbearership of the party,” he explained.
Dowuona added that discussions around the payment are being handled within the party and do not require public attention.
“Whatever it is, we are dealing with it internally, and so as far as you have not heard anything from the party officially that he has been taken out of the flagbearership race, it means that we are still in it. We are not going to make a view and cry about it in public. Whatever the issue, we will litigate and place it in the internal mechanism of the party,” he said.
He also confirmed that the campaign is fully prepared for the balloting exercise set for Friday, October 10, 2025.
“As it stands, take it from me, as the director of communication, that we are still in the race. Tomorrow, God willing, we are going to go for our balloting,” Dowuona stated.
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