Paul Abdul Rahman Issah Dowuona, spokesperson for Ing. Kwabena Agyepong’s presidential campaign team, has described his candidate as the most qualified contender in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming presidential primaries.

His comments follow Ing. Agyepong’s formal pick-up of nomination forms on Wednesday, August 7, signalling his intention to contest for the party’s flagbearership.

In an exclusive interview on Channel One Newsroom on Thursday, August 7, Issah Dowuona said Ing. Agyepong stands out for his “unmatched integrity, vision, and deep understanding of Ghana’s democratic principles.”

According to him, the flagbearer race is shaping up around three key figures: Ing. Kwabena Agyepong, former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and former Assin Central MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.

“The contest is between Kwabena Agyepong, Former Vice President Dr. Mahama Mahamudu Bawumia and Former MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong,” he said. “For Kennedy Agyepong, I think he should first of all tell Ghanaians when he decided he wanted to be president. Because there are a lot of interviews in which he said that he doesn’t want to be president. What changed? He should also explain when the NPP stopped becoming stupid people.”

On Dr. Bawumia’s candidacy, Issah Dowuona acknowledged his service to the party but argued it was time for him to step aside.

“The Former Vice President has served the party for 16 years. He has done his best for the party. We think that he should go and rest. Ghanaians are still assessing his stewardship, and that was evident in the previous election.

He should go and take time, when Ing. Agyapong wins and we take power, after eight years, Ghanaians would have finished assessing him.”

Issah Dowuona maintained that Ing. Agyepong’s track record and principles make him the right choice to lead the NPP into the next general elections.