Deputy Communications Director of the (NPP), Ernest Owusu-Bempah, has launched an attack on former Suame Constituency Member of Parliament, , describing him as the "worst and most unpopular MP in the history of the Ashanti Region" amid the party's flagbearer race.

Speaking during an interview on Kwesi Parker-Wilson of Kumasi-based Oyerepa TV on July 28, 2025, Owusu-Bempah's comments are a response to what he believes are calculated jabs from Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu aimed at presidential hopeful .

According to him, the former Suame MP is attacking Agyapong in hopes of securing a running mate slot in the 2028 general elections. "If it is because of the promise, we are hearing, that they want to give him a running mate position, and that is why he is attacking , then it will fall flat on his face.

He has no popularity at the grassroots level of the party," Owusu-Bempah charged.