Baah Agyemang to Seek NPP Ticket for Asante Akyem North Seat

Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, a former Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, has said he will run in the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) parliamentary primary in the constituency, with the goal of reclaiming the seat for the party.

Mr Baah Agyemang, who co-chairs the NPP's Committee on Youth and Sports, announced his intention during an interview with a journalist in Agogo, the constituency capital, as first reported by Graphic Online.

He said he intends to collect nomination forms once the process allows.

Mr Baah Agyemang represented Asante Akyem North in the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic, serving from 2013 to 2017.

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According to him, his decision came after months of appeals from chiefs, assembly members and opinion leaders in the area, who asked him to return following the NPP's loss in the 2024 election.

"After extensive consultations, deep reflection and overwhelming encouragement from our revered Chiefs, assembly members and the good people of Asante Akyem North, my path is clear," he said.

He said his priority would be to bring together the party's divided local base and win the seat back, noting that this would need solidarity across all levels of the party.

Mr Baah Agyemang commended his predecessor, Andy Appiah-Kubi, and pledged to strengthen and expand on the groundwork laid under past NPP administrations.

"We must work with unwavering unity of purpose to bring this parliamentary seat back to where it belongs," he said.

Asante Akyem North had long been considered an NPP stronghold until the 2024 general election, when independent candidate Ohene Kwame Frimpong won the seat, ending the party's hold of several decades.

Graphic Online reported that the constituency's political outlook has since grown more uncertain, following legal troubles faced by the sitting independent MP and his incarceration.

The NPP's National Executive Committee opened nominations for parliamentary aspirants across the country on Sunday, November 1, 2026, according to the report.