A Plus Speaks on Kennedy Agyapong Campaign Funding Rumours: “He Didn't Sponsor My Campaign”
- Kwame Asare Obeng, aka A Plus, has spoken on rumours that Kennedy Agyapong backed him financially to enter Parliament
- Kwame Asare Obeng represents the Gomoa Central constituency as an independent candidate in Parliament
- The MP described Kennedy Agyapong, a New Patriotic Party flagbearer aspirant, as a friend and brother
Gomoa Central MP, Kwame Asare Obeng, aka A Plus, has spoken on rumours around the funding of his victorious election campaign in 2024.
Obeng addressed links to Kennedy Agyapong, a New Patriotic Party flagbearer aspirant.
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The MP called Agyapong a friend but denied any financial links to him.
Speaking on UTV's United Showbiz, Obeng said he had rather mobilised funds for Agyapong.
"Kennedy Agyapong is my friend and my brother, but he didn't sponsor my campaign. Rather, I mobilised funds to support his primaries. I actually supported his campaign, and if he is listening to me, he knows what I am saying."
Obeng is in Parliament as an independent candidate. In the 2024 election, he got 14,277 votes out of 36,026 total valid votes cast, defeating the incumbent MP, Naana Eyiah Quansah of the NPP, who polled 11,637 votes.
Obeng is aligned with the National Democratic Congress caucus in the Ninth Parliament.
He had courted controversy by teasing his possible alliances in the House a day before the beginning of the new Parliament.
Obeng is one of four independent members of Parliament who have chosen to align with the National Democratic Congress in the ninth Parliament.
Cost of elections
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has been raising concerns with the escalating costs of elections in Ghana.
In a 2025 report, the CSO said securing victory in both presidential and parliamentary elections now requires at least $150 million.
The report attributes this significant cost to the increasing monetisation of the electoral process.
It said this monetisation was entrenching corruption and weakening accountability within public office.
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Dr Kojo Asante, Director of Programmes at CDD-Ghana, also expressed his concern about the situation during a presentation before the Constitutional Review Committee, calling the situation alarming.
At an Open Society forum in Accra, the CDD’s Executive Director, Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, noted that such financial demands make it nearly impossible for capable but less resourced leaders to compete.
“You now need about $200 million to win a presidential contest. How many of you can ever realistically be in that category? Even at the parliamentary and primary levels, the barriers are already far too high for many."
A Plus to take action against Prophet Roja
YEN.com.gh reported that Gomoa Central MP Kwame Asare Obeng, aka A Plus, hit back at Prophet De Lighter Roja after he made a prophecy about him.
Prophet Roja warned the MP that he had seen a vision of him being involved in a deadly accident and called for prayers to avert it.
A Plus’s reply to the preacher, which was shared in a Facebook post on Monday, August 11, 2025, stirred up mixed reactions online.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
