{
  "id": 4708628,
  "title": "Bawumia is my friend, don’t create confusion between us – Boakye Agyarko",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/bawumia-is-my-friend-dont-create-confusion-between-us-boakye-agyarko",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/bawumia-is-my-friend-dont-create-confusion-between-us-boakye-agyarko/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, the National Chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has dismissed rumors of discord between himself and the party's flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Agyarko emphasized that their friendship and working relationship for years should not be misconstrued as rivalry, especially as the NPP seeks to regain power in the 2028 general elections. \"Dr Bawumia is my friend,\" Agyarko stated, adding that they have a \"good relationship that many people do not know about.\"\n\nAgyarko disclosed that he recently visited Bawumia's residence to inform him personally about his decision to contest the NPP National Chairmanship position. He expressed his amicable relationship with Bawumia, stating that he has \"chatted with him\" and visited him to express his candidature for the position. The relationship between Agyarko and Bawumia dates back several years, including their collaboration on various NPP political and policy initiatives. They worked together in 2008 and during Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's campaign for the NPP presidential primaries in 2012, where Bawumia served as Akufo-Addo's running mate. In 2014, Agyarko served as co-chair of the party's manifesto committee alongside Bawumia.\n\nAgyarko emphasized that the NPP is not the personal property of any individual and stressed the importance of unity within the party. He urged party members to allow legitimate political ambitions, as per the party's constitution, and called for unity among party members to regain the confidence of Ghanaians and win the 2028 election.",
  "summary": "New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has dismissed suggestions of tension between himself and the party’s flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, insisting that the two have maintained a cordial relationship for years. According to Mr Agyarko, his longstanding friendship and working relationship with Dr Bawumia should not be misconstrued as rivalry,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Agyarko campaign denies rift with Bawumia, defends his record of service to NPP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/agyarko-campaign-denies-rift-with-bawumia-defends-his-record-of",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:46:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}