By Issah Olegor
Fresh cracks have emerged within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya East Constituency following a demonstration by a section of the party’s Women’s Wing demanding the immediate removal of Constituency Chairman, Ofosu Agyare, over an alleged leaked audio recording that has sparked controversy and deepened an already bitter factional conflict within the party.
The protest, which took place in Kasoa, marks the latest chapter in a long-running power struggle between supporters of the constituency chairman and allies of the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, a conflict that insiders say has been brewing since before the 2020 parliamentary primaries.
At the centre of the latest controversy is an alleged audio recording in which Chairman Ofosu Agyare is purported to have made comments suggesting an intimate relationship with the MP.
The authenticity of the recording has not been independently verified, and the chairman’s camp is yet to officially respond to the specific allegations.
However, the alleged recording has generated outrage among some women within the constituency, who say such comments, if proven to be true, are inappropriate and damaging to the image of both the party and its elected representatives.
During the demonstration, the women accused the chairman of bringing the party into disrepute and called on the national leadership of the NDC to intervene and remove him from office.
According to the protesters, private matters should never be dragged into public political disputes, particularly when they involve the reputation of a sitting Member of Parliament.
The controversy has reignited discussions about the troubled relationship between Chairman Ofosu Agyare and Naa Koryoo, which dates back several years.
Party insiders claim that ahead of the 2020 parliamentary primaries, Naa Koryoo, who was then unmarried and seeking to enter frontline politics, approached the constituency chairman for support in her bid to become the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for Awutu Senya East.
Mr. Agyare, a businessman and influential party figure within the constituency, is alleged to have provided significant political and logistical support to her campaign.
However, according to sources familiar with the dispute, the relationship between the two later deteriorated after Naa Koryoo reportedly rejected a marriage proposal from the chairman following her unsuccessful attempt to secure the parliamentary seat in 2020.
The sources claim that Chairman Agyare had hoped to take her as a second wife but was later informed that she was already committed to another relationship.
Subsequently, Naa Koryoo married Yussif Yunusah, an NDC activist based in the United States, a development that reportedly widened the divide between the two camps.
Although tensions remained beneath the surface, both factions are said to have temporarily put aside their differences to focus on the NDC’s efforts to capture the Awutu Senya East parliamentary seat during the 2024 general elections.
The constituency eventually became one of the NDC’s major electoral victories, with Naa Koryoo winning the seat after a fiercely contested election.
However, shortly after the elections, the fragile peace reportedly collapsed.
Supporters of Chairman Agyare began accusing the MP’s husband and his associates of attempting to dominate appointments and influence political decisions within the constituency.
Those accusations deepened mistrust between the two camps and fuelled intense factionalism within the local party structure.
The internal conflict escalated further in January 2026 when Chairman Agyare filed a defamation lawsuit against the constituency’s Youth Organizer, his deputy and six branch executives.
The legal action exposed the extent of divisions within the constituency and highlighted growing tensions among party executives.
Around the same period, another incident drew national attention when King Eric, a member of the NDC’s Central Regional Communications Team and a known supporter of Chairman Agyare, was reportedly arrested following a heated dispute on a WhatsApp platform linked to party activities.
Sources within the constituency further indicate that Naa Koryoo has thrown her support behind efforts to challenge Chairman Agyare in the next constituency elections.
The move is widely seen as part of a broader strategy by the MP’s camp to wrest control of the constituency machinery from the chairman and his loyalists.
In another twist, Chairman Agyare is also said to have reversed an earlier decision regarding his political future and is now reportedly preparing to contest for the parliamentary candidacy himself, setting the stage for what could become one of the most fiercely contested internal battles within the NDC ahead of the next election cycle.
Party insiders say much of the conflict has increasingly played out on social media and WhatsApp platforms, where rival factions regularly exchange accusations and counter-accusations.
The latest alleged audio recording has therefore become the latest flashpoint in a dispute that many fear could damage party unity within one of the NDC’s most strategically important constituencies.
Meanwhile, supporters of Chairman Agyare have dismissed attempts to portray him as guilty before hearing his side of the story.
According to reports, Delali Sewoekpor, a spokesperson for the chairman, is expected to issue a formal response addressing the allegations and presenting the chairman’s version of events.
