Official spokesperson for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign has dismissed allegations of irregularities in the peace pact signed by presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), describing the controversy as “needless self-embarrassment.”
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, issued the rebuttal on his Facebook page following what some OBS describe as a tense signing ceremony on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Alisa Hotel, Accra. At the event, one of the contenders, Kennedy Agyapong, raised objections that sparked speculation the document presented to aspirants differed from what had been agreed upon.
Kwasi Kwarteng, spokesperson for Mr. Agyapong’s campaign, later explained that his candidate objected after noticing the omission of a clause stipulating that voting centers would also serve as collation centers where results would be declared. He further claimed aspirants had not been provided copies of the peace pact ahead of the ceremony to review its contents.
Mr. Aboagye, however, rejected the assertions in a Facebook post on Friday, January 23. “ENOUGH OF THE DRAMA – THERE WAS NO ERROR. IT WAS A NEEDLESS SELF-EMBARRASSMENT,” he wrote, insisting that all aspirants had prior knowledge of the document. He said the Presidential Elections Committee circulated copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sunday, January 18, 2026, directly to Mr. Agyapong, Joojo Rocky, and Charles Bissue.
“The content of the MoU was known by all aspirants ahead of the signing yesterday,” Mr. Aboagye said. He explained that the dispute stemmed from Mr. Agyapong’s objection to Clause 2 of the MoU, which requires aspirants to accept the results of the January 31, 2026, presidential primary.
“Clause 2 reads Acceptance of Presidential Election Results: ‘We commit to accepting the results of the January 31, 2026, Presidential Primary of the Party, and we will respect the outcome, irrespective of the result. We further reiterate and pledge to accept the outcome as a valid, authentic, and binding expression of the will of the Delegates and the collective decision of the Party,’” he quoted.
Mr. Aboagye said Mr. Agyapong’s insistence on removing or altering the clause led to the disruption at the ceremony. He emphasized that the Elections Committee considered the clause “the most important” part of the MoU and refused to tamper with it.
“There was no error. It was rather a request from Hon. Ken for the removal of an important clause which has to do with the acceptance of the results by all aspirants,” Mr. Aboagye stated. He warned that allowing individual candidates to demand changes would have undermined the pact-signing process.
“It’s okay if you don’t agree with Clause 2 of the MoU, which is about acceptance of the result in case of loss, but you can’t force everyone to agree with you when that’s the most important clause,” he said.
Mr. Aboagye urged party members to avoid actions that cast the NPP “in a bad light,” stressing that the MoU remains intact and available for scrutiny.
