Former MP for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong
A former flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed the identity of the individual whose thugs allegedly stabbed one of his supporters in Kumasi.
There had been allegations that the suspect was a member of the security detail of the former Vice President and NPP flagbearer for the 2024 general elections, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
However, speaking in an interview with UTV in Kumasi, Kennedy Agyapong, a former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, clarified that the suspect was brought to the venue by a party member named Ali Suraj, who is a security operative.
He stated emphatically that the suspect was not part of Dr Bawumia’s security detail.
“The one who did the stabbing was brought in by Ali Suraj. In fact, throughout our rounds, I know the security operatives with Dr. Bawumia. Whenever we arrive at event grounds, we exchange pleasantries. It is only in Kumasi that Ali Suraj brought these guys who came and disgraced the party.”
When asked about Ali Suraj’s role in the party, Kennedy Agyapong said he had no clear idea.
“I knew him from America. He’s come down to Ghana and turned into some influential man. He has not been with us on the Thank You Tour. But when we arrived here in Kumasi, he suddenly appeared and got involved.”
A supporter of Kennedy Agyapong, the former presidential aspirant on the ticket of the NPP, was stabbed during the party’s “Thank You Tour” at Bantama, Kumasi, on April 29, 2025, following a confrontation with a group of heavily built men.
According to eyewitnesses, the altercation reportedly began when a group of students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology attempted to prevent the armed men from taking away cash that had been presented to them after the event.
During the scuffle, one of the students was stabbed in the upper right rib. Members of the student group said the initial confrontation occurred inside an auditorium where NPP leaders were addressing supporters.
Tensions escalated after the group received an undisclosed amount of money from an unidentified individual. The armed men allegedly intercepted the cash and threatened the students at gunpoint.
After the students called for assistance in an attempt to retrieve the money, another confrontation erupted. The assailants reportedly fired multiple gunshots into the air.
“One of the guys brandished a gun, and when one of our members confronted him, he put the gun away and walked off,” an eyewitness recounted.
“When I confronted the guys, they spoke in Hausa. We tried to reason with them to return at least some of the money. They gave us GH¢200, which was too small,” another witness said.
“When we pushed further, one of them pulled a gun and fired eight shots into the air. As we ran for our lives, one of them drew a knife and stabbed my colleague.”
Initially, the victim was taken to Suntreso Hospital but was later referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for further examination and treatment.
Medical staff at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s emergency unit later confirmed that the victim was in stable condition after undergoing minor surgery.
Kennedy Agyapong has exposed the liars: the guy who was stabbed has nothing to do with Dr. Bawumia or Politics.
Kennedy Said
1. The one who stabbed the student isn’t Bawumia’s machoman as being reported by the propagandist.
2. The student was not stabbed because he supported… pic.twitter.com/5Wr6GeJJm0
— Gen. Buhari (@Gen_Buhari_) April 30, 2025
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