NPP Chairman Takes Temporary Break from Thank You Tour Amid Tension Between Bawumia and Ken Camps

• NPP National Chairman Stephen Ntim has temporarily withdrawn from the 'Thank You' tour to address pressing issues
• His exit followed a reported violent incident in the Ashanti Region that left a student hospitalised after he was stabbed
• This marks the second high-profile withdrawal from the tour, after Kennedy Agyapong, who cited safety concerns

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ntim, has reportedly taken a temporary break from the party's ongoing nationwide 'Thank You Tour'.

According to a press release by the party's Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, Ntim needed to attend to other commitments but was still committed to the tour.

Richard Ahiagbah's statement, which was issued on Thursday, May 1, 2025, stated that the NPP National Chairman was taking some time away from the tour to address pressing matters which urgently need his attention.

Ntim was expected to rejoin the tour in due course, with the statement, in part, reading as follows:

"The National Chairman remains fully committed to the tour and will rejoin the course in due time. The party appreciates all members' continued support, enthusiasm, unwavering commitment, and cooperation."

It remains unknown what exact pressing issues Ntim is taking the break to attend to. However, the NPP appears to be in turmoil, with the Thank You Tour marred by acts of violence and bickering.

Although temporary, the party's national chairman has become the second person to withdraw from the nationwide tour.

Ken Agyapong withdraws from NPP tour

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a former Member of Parliament for Assin Central and flagbearer hopeful on the ticket of the NPP, stepped away from the same tour recently, following some disturbances which resulted in the stabbing of one of his supporters.

While on the tour in the Ashanti Region, the political stronghold of the NPP, there was a violent incident where a student from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology was reportedly stabbed at a gathering of the party members on April 29, 2025.

The victim was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he has since been receiving treatment.

The NPP's 'Thank You' tour was aimed at rallying the party’s support base after the defeat in the 2024 general elections.

However, claims of tension between supporters of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate, and Kennedy Agyapong appears to be preventing the party from realising its objective for the tour.

The press statement from the party on Ntim's departure is below:

Reactions to Ntim's withdrawal from NPP tour

YEN.com.gh compiled a few of the reactions below:

@Cirkumstance Deprof said:

"Ah! Is he sick or something or what's pressing than the Bawumia tour?"

@Nana Sarpong also said:

"The national chairman should rather apologise to the party for the divisive and reckless statement he made yesterday at Juaben Constituency party office when the team visited there."

@Engr Al-Halim Iddriss commented:

"We wish him well and patiently waiting for him to join the team again."

Kennedy Agyapong calls for unity in NPP

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Kennedy Agyapong urged party members to come together for a common purpose.

According to him, it was time for NPP supporters to come together in unity to wrestle power from the NDC in 2028.

Agyapong made this call to party member in a social media post on April 26, days before leaving the NPP's tour.

Source: YEN.com.gh