Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Bryan Acheampong has refused to confirm or deny claims that he gave $1,500 to Eastern Regional constituency executives.

The former Abetifi MP insisted the matter was an internal party issue and not for public discussion.

Speaking on Joy News' PM Express on Tuesday, the former Agric Minister was confronted with a viral video in which he is heard speaking about financial contributions to party executives.

Asked directly whether he made the payments, he declined to comment saying, “I’m not going to admit to anything”.

When pressed further, he said conversations about internal party support should not be aired publicly.

“Internal party support is not one for general public consumption,” he added, “What we do for the party and what we communicate within the party must stay within the party.”

He insisted that discussions with party members were private. “If I meet party people and I’m talking to them about my contribution to the party, it is within that space,” he said.

Host Evans Mensah pointed out that the video was already in the public domain, but Dr Acheampong responded, “I’m saying I’m talking to party delegates.”

When the host noted that there was nothing wrong with contributing to the party, Dr Acheampong maintained his position.

“That’s a party conversation, the conversation that you have with party people,” he said.

He acknowledged that political parties are public entities but stressed that internal discussions remain restricted.

“Membership of that party is restricted to and conversation within is restricted to members of the party.”

He said any official communication would come through the party’s structures.

“What we want to put out, our press department will put out,” he said. “But conversations within the party stay within the party, and my contribution within the party stays with and must remain with the members of the party.”

Asked directly whether he gave $1,500 to every constituency executive nationwide, Dr Acheampong declined again.

“Doesn’t matter how you perm the numbers, the answer is the same,” he said. “This is an internal party conversation, and it should stay there.”