NPP Faces Internal Meltdown as Agyapong Threatens June 2027 Showdown
By Gifty Boateng
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is staring into the abyss of a bitter internal war, as firebrand politician Ken Ohene Agyapong has declared open season on the party he once proudly financed. In a blistering television outburst, the failed presidential aspirant has vowed to “deal with” the NPP in June 2027, promising action that will leave the elephant family shattered.
The trigger? A litany of grievances against what he calls “useless people” who insulted him during the flagbearer campaign. On his own Net2 TV, Agyapong named his tormentors: former Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, ex-MP Samuel Atta Akyea, his “baby mama” Sarah Adwoa Safo, Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC), and Kwaku Osei Korankye Asiedu (KOKA).
“I am not going to work for NPP so that when you are done you come and accuse me of 10 sins of Kennedy Agyapong,” he raged. “Let me talk… You will come and tell me to go and stand on the platform to campaign with Abronye, with Atta Akyea, with Adwoa Safo, with Kyei Mensah Bonsu, with KOKA? I will speak from next year, you will see what will happen in this country.”
The threats have sent shockwaves through the party, with Abronye DC publicly declaring he fears for his life. The Bono Regional Chairman has vowed to petition the Police, the international community, and even the UN Security Council, citing the 2018 assassination of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale whom Agyapong had threatened on the same Net2 TV platform.
Agyapong’s fury is not new, but it has reached a boiling point. He cites a litany of insults: KOKA claimed his “head has been cut open” and that he is mentally unsound; Atta Akyea declared he is not presidential material and would “disgrace Ghana on the international stage”; and Mavis, an up-and-coming communicator, suggested age has caught up with him.
But the insults are just the surface. Agyapong’s deeper grievance is with a party he believes betrayed him. He accuses the NPP of selling Agenda 111 contracts for 10% kickbacks, of being “neck deep” in galamsey, and of hypocrisy in criticizing the NDC over the Afari Military Hospital.
“NPP thinks that I have forgotten about what they did to me during the campaign,” he said. “They cannot shut me down. If Ghanaians want to hear the truth, they should ask them why they could not complete the Agenda 111 project.
They sold the contracts to other people to take 10%. The NPP should be careful with me… I am daring them if they try I will mention names, those who took the contracts and sold them.”
The accusations are explosive, touching on corruption at the highest levels of the party. Agyapong also claimed the NPP could not fight galamsey because “the majority of the executives were into it.”
Agyapong’s outburst has fueled speculation that he may be quitting the NPP to join ‘The Base Movement’, a new political group formed by his close associate, George Oti Bonsu.
Oti Bonsu, a self-confessed NPP financier, fell out with the party after his Adjiriganor storey building was demolished in April 2024, allegedly by in-laws of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
Sources close to the group say Oti Bonsu initially formed the movement with the expectation that Agyapong would lead it, but plans have changed he now wants to be president himself.
They are also engaging smaller parties, including Nana Kwame Bediako’s New Force and Christian Kwabena Andrews’ movement, to form a formidable Third Force.
If Agyapong leaves, he would be the second stalwart to abandon the NPP after Alan Kyerematen, dealing a serious blow to the party’s 2028 prospects.
The NPP has responded, with Charles Opoku, Deputy National Coordinator of TESCON, filing a disciplinary petition on June 18, 2026, to expel Agyapong from the party for “a pattern of misconduct” that has brought the NPP into disrepute.
But Agyapong appears undeterred. “They say I am bitter? NPP, we could not fight galamsey because the majority of the executives were into galamsey. I have said it they should go and say it on their platforms, I am not afraid of them. Why are you destroying the party like that and when you are done you come and blame someone?”
The NPP is now facing an existential crisis. Its most vocal financier is threatening to bring the party down, accusing its leadership of corruption and hypocrisy. The disciplinary process may expel him, but that could push him into the arms of a new political movement, splitting the NPP’s base.
The timeline Agyapong has given June to July 2027 suggests a long and bitter campaign ahead. Whether he will actually deliver on his threats or whether this is a dramatic bargaining chip remains to be seen. But one thing is clear: the NPP has a fight on its hands, and it may not survive it.
The NPP’s internal wars are not new, but the Agyapong crisis is different. He is not a fringe figure; he is a billionaire, a former MP, and a man with a dedicated following. His accusations of corruption and his threats to release documents could cripple the party.
The disciplinary petition is a high-risk gamble. If it succeeds, the NPP may be seen as silencing dissent. If it fails, Agyapong will be emboldened. Either way, the party is damaged.
What makes this particularly dangerous is the timing. The NPP is in opposition, and its unity is essential for its 2028 bid. A divided party cannot win elections. Agyapong knows this, and he is playing hardball.
The allegations of Agenda 111 contract selling and galamsey involvement are serious. If true, they point to systemic corruption that could tarnish the party for years. Agyapong’s threat to name names suggests he has evidence and he is willing to use it.
The next few months will be critical. Will Agyapong follow through on his threats? Will the NPP expel him? Will he join the Base Movement, splitting the party’s vote? And what of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the party’s flagbearer, who finds himself caught in the crossfire?
One thing is certain: the NPP’s 2028 election campaign will not be business as usual. The ghost of Ken Agyapong looms large, and it is not going away.
The New Republic will continue to track this developing story. We will hold all parties accountable and ensure that the public knows the truth – whatever the consequences.