NPP elects new national executives in Kumasi today
The party will hold its national executive elections at Baba Yara Sports Stadium with 7,100 delegates expected to vote.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) holds its national executive elections at Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3. 7,100 delegates from across Ghana are expected to vote for the party’s national leadership ahead of the 2028 general election. The Electoral Commission will supervise the elections while the NPP’s National Officers Elections Committee manages the process. Ballot papers and electoral materials have been prepared and deployed to the Ashanti Region. The election follows a series of lower‑level polls at polling stations, electoral areas, constituencies and regional levels as part of the party’s reorganisation. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the party’s presidential flagbearer for 2028, will work with the new executives after their election. Initially 47 aspirants filed nominations, but National Youth Organiser Salam Mustapha withdrew, leaving 46 candidates on the ballot. Dennis Miracles Aboagye is the sole candidate for National Communications Director after Evans Kodom withdrew. Four candidates contest the National Chairperson position: John Boadu, Sammy Crabbe, Paul Afoko and Boakye Agyarko. Thirteen candidates vie for the three Vice‑Chairperson slots. Seven candidates remain in the National Organiser race after Mustapha’s withdrawal. Sylvester Tetteh, Eugene Boakye Antwi, Justin Frimpong Kodua and Dr Charles Dwamena contest the General Secretary seat, with Kodua seeking re‑election. The party has set up 31 voting centres inside the stadium to speed up voting and avoid night‑long counting. Each centre will be staffed by Electoral Commission officials and monitored by accredited agents of the candidates. A simulation exercise involving the conference committee, police and EC officials tested the arrangements. Delegates will review proposed constitutional amendments before voting begins. Proposed changes include redefining the party’s leader, electing additional Vice‑Chairpersons and creating Deputy Communications Officers. Voting is expected to start around midday, though the EC warned it may extend beyond that time. Delegates are prohibited from photographing ballots or instructing others how to vote. Security forces have deployed between 3,000 and 4,000 police personnel to manage traffic, protect hostels and secure the venue. Temporary road closures and diversions have been announced around the stadium. Motorists are warned against unauthorised parking, with towing trucks on standby.
