Former Deputy Attorney General Joseph Kpemka has urged aspirants in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming flagbearer race to be measured in their public statements, warning that divisive rhetoric could harm the party’s chances in the 2028 general elections. Speaking on Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV on Tuesday, July 29, Kpemka cautioned that verbal attacks exchanged during the campaign could later be exploited by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). “There are boiling points, individual interests here and there, people are making utterances. We should be extremely careful about the utterances we make because those tapes will be played by the NDC when we elect one person eventually. “The tapes will be played by NDC and the tapes will be used against us. We have to be careful, all the presidential aspirants. I’m appealing to all the presidential aspirants,” he warned. Kpemka specifically appealed to leading contenders, including former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, Abetifi MP Bryan Acheampong, and former presidential press secretary Kwabena Agyepong. “I appeal to H.E, former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, my elder brother and senior in Parliament, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong. I’m appealing to Bryan Acheampong, my very good friend. I’m appealing to Patrick Boamah, my friend Kwabena Agyepong, all of them fine gentlemen,” he said. He reminded aspirants that the ultimate goal is not merely to win the party’s presidential nomination but to secure victory in the 2028 general elections. “They should remember that one person will be elected, and he will need everybody on board to prosecute a robust campaign that can turn the tide and give us victory in 2028. We’re not looking for just a presidential candidate; we must look for victory. The clamour for victory should be a clarion call for all,” Kpemka stressed. He also endorsed the party’s decision to hold the presidential primaries in January 2026, describing it as a strategic move that allows time for post-election reconciliation and unity. “I support it because it is in the interest of the party,” he said