Solomon Owusu is a former member of the New Patriotic Party
A leading member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has asserted that none of the individuals who have declared their intention to be the presidential candidate of his former party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is fit to lead Ghana.
Speaking in an interview on TV3 on Wednesday, July 2, 2027, Owusu contended that NPP flagbearer hopefuls are unsuitable for the presidency due to their actions while the party was in power.
He specifically criticised the Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr Bryan Acheampong, who served as the Minister of Food and Agriculture under the NPP government.
Owusu argued that Dr Acheampong’s actions as a minister render him unfit for the highest office.
Owusu alleged that Dr Acheampong sought to acquire state-owned SSNIT hotels, a move that was only prevented by the intervention of Organised Labour.
“None of the frontliners, or those who really want to contest in the NPP primaries, fascinate me. In fact, they really don’t have to go close to power… As we speak, we are owing ECOWAS Buffer Stock 27,000 tons of rice. You were the Minister of Agriculture,” Owusu stated.
“But for the graciousness of the Ghanaian worker, he would have bought my Labadi Beach Resort. If, as a minister, you wanted to buy Labadi Beach Resort, if you become the president of this country, are you not going to sell me? Bryan Acheampong, as a businessman, wanted to buy a state asset. Now he wants to be the president. If he becomes president, won’t he buy everything in the country for himself?” he questioned.
Watch a video of his remarks below:
None of the NPP presidential aspirants appear competent; they shouldn’t be anywhere near power. If Bryan Acheampong attempted to acquire state assets as a minister, imagine what he would do as President. – Solomon Owusu#TV3NewDay
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— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) July 2, 2025
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