Akwatia MP Bernard Bediako has raised concerns about Kojo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo Bamba, being elected NPP First Vice Chairman, arguing that his previous conviction should have prevented him from contesting the position.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on October 6, 2026, Bediako said he was surprised that Kojo Bamba passed the party’s vetting process despite a provision in the NPP Constitution on the eligibility of convicted persons.
“Now, when you come to the vice-chair and then all that, of course we were all surprised, but it's a very interesting one. The first vice-chair is Mr. Boadu, and it's been said, and I'm so shocked how NPP got it wrong because if you read Article 3 of their Constitution, it talks about eligibility to hold an office within their party, and it escaped the NPP that this is a convict,” he said.
Bediako cited Article 3(C)(iii), which he said bars members convicted of offences involving high treason, state security, dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude from holding party office or contesting elections unless 10 years have passed since they served their sentence or they have received a full pardon.
“Did it escape them that the said gentleman is a convict? What?... Article 3(C) (iii) of the NPP constitution says a member shall have the right to contest for any position or office within the party in accordance with rules and regulations governing elections,” he argued.
He said the party should have applied the constitutional provision during the vetting process.
“I’m so shocked that it is not up to 10 years that this gentleman could pass vetting… but you know very well that you goofed,” he said.
Bediako’s comments follow a 2017 incident involving 13 members of the Delta Force vigilante group, including Kojo Bamba, who escaped from the Kumasi Circuit Court.
The group later pleaded guilty to escaping from lawful custody and received a combined fine of GH₵31,200.
