The Eastern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jeff Konadu, has rejected claims that the party’s 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, provided financial support to parliamentary candidates in the Eastern Region during the general elections.
Speaking amid growing public debate over campaign financing within the party, Mr Konadu described the claims as false and misleading, insisting that Dr Bawumia neither brought nor sent any campaign funds to the region.
“Let me state this clearly and without ambiguity: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia did not bring any campaign money to the Eastern Region,” Mr Konadu said. “If anyone claims they received money in his name, they should go back to whoever gave them that money.”
According to the regional chairman, he has directed Opare Ansah, the 2024 campaign manager for Dr Bawumia, to trace the source of any funds alleged to have been distributed in the former Vice President’s name.
“I have told Opare Ansah to let anyone who claims they received money from Dr Bawumia go back to the person who actually gave it to them,” he added.
Conflicting Accounts On Badwam
The controversy intensified following comments made on Badwam on Adom TV, hosted by Akwasi Nsiah, where some Members of Parliament shared their experiences regarding campaign support.
The Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Akwasi Acquah, said he was contacted by Dr Alolo and asked to collect constituency campaign funds from Dr Bryan Acheampong, who was then the Eastern Regional Campaign Coordinator of the NPP.
“I was asked to come for campaign support from Dr Bryan Acheampong,” Mr Acquah stated. “I went to his house with some constituency executives, where we met the regional chairman, the regional secretary and other party officials. An amount was given to me, and I was told it was support from Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for my constituency.”
Similarly, the Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, indicated on the same programme that they were informed that Dr Bawumia had released funds to support parliamentary candidates in the region.
“We were told that Dr Bawumia had provided some financial assistance to parliamentary candidates in the Eastern Region,” Mr Oppong Nkrumah said, adding that some constituency executives from his area went to collect the money on behalf of the constituency.
Chairman Konadu’s Rebuttal
Reacting to the assertions, Mr Konadu expressed shock at Hon. Acquah’s account, describing it as untrue and potentially damaging to party unity.
“I was surprised that Hon. Akwasi Acquah could sit on Adom TV and suggest that money I personally handed to him did not come from Bryan Acheampong,” Mr Konadu said. “That is a big lie.”
He cautioned party members, particularly MPs, against making public statements that could deepen internal divisions within the party.
“Such statements have the tendency to break the party,” he warned. “We must be truthful and responsible, especially when discussing sensitive issues like campaign financing.”
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