Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed that he chose to remain silent during a crucial part of the 2024 campaign after some members of his own party turned his past remarks against him.
In an interview with Kwesi Pratt Jnr on Pan African TV on August 2, 2025, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant said he was accused of committing what was described as “10 sins”, a collection of controversial statements and actions allegedly compiled by party insiders to undermine his presidential ambition.
In his estimation, many of those remarks were originally directed at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), and were at the time celebrated by his party.
“Whatever I’m telling you now. I know they will insult me but that is the gospel truth. We stepped on so many toes. They said so many things that I am not a presidential material.
“When I was criticising the NDC, my party was happy. But when I decided to contest, they used those things against me as sins I had committed,” he stated.
He explained that his intent had always been to offer constructive criticism to improve political leadership, not to malign opponents.
However, during the primaries, Kennedy Agyapong said his own party members reportedly used those criticisms to question his credibility and leadership.
He added that the internal backlash led him to publicly apologise to President John Mahama, whom he had harshly criticised in the past.
He noted that he values the cordial relationship he once shared with President Mahama and his family.
Explaining the symbolic nature of the “10 sins,” Agyapong said, that was what led him to remain quiet during the campaign.
“In the Bible, we have 10 commandments, and since Abraham’s time, no one has added an eleventh. So, I decided not to say more for anyone to add 11 or 12 sins to my name, that is why I am quiet.
“As at now, there are few mistakes that the NDC is making that I can speak about, but I will not speak about them. Country broke oo, eno broke oo, we all dey inside,” he added.
