A member of the communications team for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong, Alex Tetteh, has performed traditional rites to invoke curses against former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, over a disputed claim involving a past meeting.

The rites were carried out on Thursday, December 18, 2025, following Atta Akyea’s public denial of an alleged encounter with Agyapong at Heathrow Airport in London in 2016.

According to Agyapong, the former lawmaker made uncomplimentary remarks about then-presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during that meeting.

Speaking while pouring libation with bottles of schnapps, Tetteh stated that his actions were aimed at summoning spiritual consequences if Atta Akyea was deliberately denying a meeting he knew had taken place.

He said that if Agyapong’s account of the Heathrow encounter was true and Atta Akyea was refuting it to tarnish the flagbearer hopeful’s reputation, then the invoked curses should take effect on him and those around him.

Describing Atta Akyea’s denial as provocative, Tetteh further slaughtered a lamb as part of the ritual, insisting that it was unacceptable for someone to meet another person and later go on television to deny such an encounter.

He also extended the invocation to cover any individuals he accused of spreading falsehoods about Agyapong, warning that attempts to damage the politician’s character would be resisted.

The controversy began earlier in the week when Agyapong, during an appearance on UTV, alleged that Atta Akyea had spoken disparagingly about former President Akufo-Addo during a conversation at Heathrow Airport.

However, appearing on the same television station on Wednesday, Atta Akyea dismissed the claims as false, stating categorically that he had never met Agyapong at Heathrow Airport or engaged him in any discussion about the former President.

He described the allegation as a “baseless lie” and said he had no recollection of such an encounter, referring to Agyapong by his nickname, “Akompreko.”

Atta Akyea further argued that even if such a meeting had occurred and critical remarks had been made, the public disclosure of a private conversation would raise questions about Agyapong’s character and ability to keep confidential matters private.

To back his denial, the former Minister for Works and Housing challenged Agyapong to produce documentary proof, calling on both of them to present their passports to verify whether they were at Heathrow Airport at the same time.

He maintained that no such meeting ever took place and reiterated that he had never discussed Nana Akufo-Addo with Agyapong at Heathrow Airport.