The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has rejected attempts to link the incident of the KNUST student being stabbed, to any perceived rivalry between Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong.

Speaking on The Pulse on JoyNews, Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, warned against what he described as a false narrative about the incident.

“We will resist any narrative attempting to link the Unity Hall incident to a perceived rivalry between Kennedy and Bawumia,” he stated.

He acknowledged that the police had begun investigations into the matter, but cautioned against drawing premature political conclusions.

“I am aware that the police is going into the matter, but what I will reject as the National Organiser is for any narrative to be put on this incident that let’s connect it to Kennedy Agyapong and Dr Bawumia. No,” he stressed.

He pointed to an earlier official statement that distanced the event from any internal party tensions, saying he was satisfied with that clarification.

“That is why I am making reference to the statement that came out, and I am very happy they cleared the air that it is not in connection to that,” he added.

On Kennedy Agyapong’s decision to withdraw from the NPP’s Thank You tour, Nana Boakye said he respected the move and understood the reasons behind it.

“I respect Kennedy Agyapong’s decision to withdraw from the Thank You tour. That is fair enough,” he said.

He noted that reports suggested some of Kennedy Agyapong’s supporters were involved in bringing the Unity Hall students to the event, and this may have influenced the MP’s decision to withdraw.

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“I am told that supporters Kennedy Agyapong brought this Unity Hall guys in, so again, that is where I also agree with Kennedy when he said that in solidarity with what has happened, he is pulling out,” he explained.

However, Nana Boakye strongly pushed back against the growing claims that the party’s Thank You tour has been marred by tensions between the two senior figures.

“All that I am saying is that the narrative out there that the NPP’s Thank You tour is featured with all of these unfortunate incidents because of the rivalry as it is perceived to be between Kennedy Agyapong and Bawumia is not true,” he said.