Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has expressed his disdain of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and said that the party had abandoned him amid his ongoing legal disputes with investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

In an interview with Accra-based Hot FM, Nyantakyi emphasized the party's lack of backing despite accusations against him arising from the notorious "#Number 12 exposé."


Nyantakyi revealed that his judicial matter overshadowed his NPP parliamentary primary candidacy in Ejisu for the 2024 elections. He thought the party might have come together in support of him as a result of his candidacy.
It was a problem within the party even when I was running for the seat. In reference to the corruption accusations that have plagued him since 2018, he stated, "I believed that if I contested, they would have canceled the court case."

Nyantakyi chastised the NPP for providing little support, and his legal staff advised him to break with the party.


"At this moment, the opposition NPP is unable to assist me in this case," he said. He added, "I haven't spent any government money, I haven't killed anybody, but I'm still in court," characterizing his struggle as a drawn-out and unfair one.
Nyantakyi reflected on his court battles and claimed that the accusations against him were unfounded. He described his five-year court battle as an emotionally and financially taxing ordeal, explaining that it has been founded on what he believes to be false claims.

"It becomes exhausting when someone makes false accusations against you and you have to go to court for five years," he said.


Nyantakyi has not stated if he will run for office again in the upcoming four years, despite receiving only 35 votes in the NPP primary. His legal troubles, which stemmed from Anas's football corruption exposé, still influence his public and political life.

The ongoing argument over whether Anas should reveal his identity in court further complicates the story.