NPP Primaries: Kennedy Agyapong Wins Afenyo-Markin's Effutu, Gives Bawumia Big Gap
- Kennedy Agyapong triumphed in the NPP's presidential primaries in the Effutu Constituency with a remarkable 644 votes
- Former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia secured only 79 votes, suffering a significant defeat
- Effutu, the constituency of the Minority Leader, Alex Afenyo-Markin, is the home region of Ken Agyapong
NPP faces internal challenges after losing the 2024 general elections to the NDC, sparking fierce competition
Former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong won over former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and other competitors in the NPP's presidential primaries in the Effutu Constituency in the Central Region.
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On Saturday, January 31, 2026, voting was held at various polling stations across the country as numerous delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) went to elect a new flagbearer in their presidential elections.
The party's internal election comes over a year after they abysmally lost the 2024 general elections to the current ruling party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, who served as the vice president to former president Nana Akufo-Addo from 2017 to 2025, is seeking a second chance to lead the party in the next elections.
The former vice president previously contested the 2024 elections but lost to John Mahama.
He faces fierce competition from former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, Abetifi MP Dr Bryan Acheampong, Bosomtwe MP Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, and former NPP General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong, all of whom are also seeking to lead the party in the 2028 elections.
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While early results put Bawumia in a comfortable lead ahead of Ken Agyapong and Bryan Acheampong, his performance in Effutu, the constituency of Minority Leader Alex Afenyo-Markin, was not reflective of the pattern. He lost massively.
Ken Agyapong defeats Bawumia in Effutu
At the end of voting, provisional results showed that Kennedy Agyapong had scored a massive victory in the constituency.
Out of the 757 votes cast at the various polling stations, Kennedy Agyapong reportedly won the presidential primaries in Effutu with 644 votes.
His closest challenger, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, garnered 79 votes.
Dr Bryan Acheampong placed third with 32 votes, with Kwabena Agyapong and Yaw Osei Adutwum securing one and zero, respectively.
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As at the time of this report, the Effutu result was the worst defeat for Bawumia, with a gap of 565 votes.
Ken's team blocks Bawumia's delegates from voting
Meanwhile, a campaign agent, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, alleged that two delegates were blocked from voting in the NPP's presidential primaries in the Ablekuma South constituency.
As earlier reported by YEN.com.gh, the agent claimed that two long-serving delegates from Chorkor were prevented from voting.
He also claimed that an opposing agent from Kennedy Agyapong's campaign team blocked individuals from participating in the presidential primaries after they appeared at the polling station.
Bawumia's polling agent added that Kennedy's agent blocked the two delegates, who were supporters of the former Vice President, from voting because the NPP Ablekuma South constituency Chairman had allegedly suspended them.
Source: YEN.com.gh
