Parliament has said that it has no record of documents linking the MP for Abetifi and former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, to the US Army.
A citizen of Ghana, Edison Osbert Lartey, through the right to information provisions, asked Parliament on November 4, 2025, whether the legislative body “received from Honourable Bryan Acheampong details of his rank of enlistment and discharge from the United States Air Force (or any other branch of the United States Armed Forces)” and whether “Parliament received from Honourable Bryan Acheampong a copy of the Certificate of Honourable Discharge or any other documentation confirming his service in the United States Air Force (or a related institution).”
In its response dated December 11, 2025, Parliament said no such official documentations were submitted, and it had no records of Dr Acheampong’s enlistment and rank, as well as his certificate of discharge.
“With respect to this request, kindly be informed that there is no record indicating that details of Honourable Bryan Acheampong’s rank of enlistment or discharge from the United States Air Force, or any other branch of the United States Armed Forces, were submitted to the leadership of Parliament or to the Appointments Committee following its meeting on Monday, 20th February 2023, to vet the Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture,” the Clerk of Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Dzietror, detailed in the response.
“Similarly, there is no record to show that Honourable Bryan Acheampong submitted any document to the Committee confirming his service in the United States Air Force (or any related institution).”
“Consequently, Parliament is unable to provide certified copies or further particulars relating to the rank of enlistment and discharge, as no such documentation was presented to Parliament,” Parliament further stated, adding that its response is issued in compliance with the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989).
Dr Acheampong is one of five candidates aspiring to win the flagbearer contest of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to lead the opposition party in the 2028 elections.
The order of candidates on the ballot paper is as follows:
- Ken Ohene Agyapong: Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central.
- Dr. Bryan Acheampong: Former Minister of Food and Agriculture and MP for Abetifi.
- Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia: Former Vice President and the party’s 2024 flagbearer.
- Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum: Former Minister of Education and MP for Bosomtwe.
- Kwabena Agyei Agyepong: Former General Secretary of the NPP.
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