Former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Alex Ampaabeng has urged the (NPP) to listen to the calls from its grassroots supporters ahead of the presidential primaries and vote for .
According to Dr Ampaabeng, the party's grassroots have a clear message for the delegates; "Bring this person, and we will give you the power." He revealed that the individual the grassroots have been rallying behind is , one of the frontrunners in the party's flagbearership race.
Speaking on Accra-based TV3 on August 5, 2025, Dr.
Ampaabeng, who has openly declared his support for , said, "Whatever decision I'm making is not based on betrayal, it is based on the information I have gathered on the ground." He emphasised, "The people who sent me believe that if you bring this person [], they will give you the power." "I do believe the time is right, Kennedy is the right candidate," he stressed.