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All of them cannot be telling the truth. One of them is seriously lying through his teeth but the question remains which one of them is telling the truth? Could it be Mr. Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) or Honourable Kennedy Agyapong, the Party�s Member of Parliament for Assin Central? Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey is emphatic that Kennedy Agyapong cannot under any stretch of imagination be described as a financier of the party. On the other hand, Kennedy Agyapong, insists that he is one of the financial back bones of the largest opposition political party in Ghana. Kennedy Agyapong claims to have spent millions of Ghana cedis on the campaign to get Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo elected as President of the Republic of Ghana. A large part of Kennedy Agyapong�s millions allegedly went into the purchase of bicycles and motorbikes from China for distribution to party workers. According to Mr. Agyapong, some of the leaders of the party stole the items he donated or at best failed to use them for the intended purpose. He actually calls the party leaders �thieves�. This has turned Mr Obetsebi-Lamptey livid with anger and he has called for full scale investigation into the allegation. Unfortunately, Mr. Agyapong has said that he would not appear before any such investigative body. Some newspapers have quoted him as saying that �anybody who wants him to face any form of enquiry should first refund the money he spent on the party�. Under these circumstances, it has become almost impossible to tell the liar from the honest and the controversy is likely to linger on for a while. As a fact, this controversy is most unhelpful to the campaign of Mr. Obetsebi Lamptey for re-election. Perhaps the only option available to Mr. Obetsebi-Lamptey is the pursuit of legal action to clear his name. Another question is; can Mr. Obetsebi Lamptey be courageous enough to do that?