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NDC Elections: Nat Tetteh to contest Eastern Regional Deputy Secretary position
A serving Eastern Regional Deputy Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Nat G. Tetteh, is set to contest for the position of Eastern Regional Deputy Secretary in the party’s upcoming internal elections. Sources close to the young party activist indicate that he is engaging key stakeholders as part of ong...
Napo urges unity ahead of NPP Regional Executive Elections
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice Presidential candidate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called on party members to uphold peace, unity and a principled campaign as the party prepares for its Regional Executive Elections. In a goodwill message ahead of the elections, Dr Opoku Prempeh wished candidates, delegates, pa...
Kyeretwie emerges as strong grassroots contender in Ashanti NPP deputy secretary race
A campaign claiming that 37 Members of Parliament from the Ashanti Region have endorsed Lexy Abena Boahene for the New Patriotic Party’s deputy regional secretary position is facing a counter-narrative, with supporters of her main contender, lawyer Kingsley Bonsu Kyeretwie, insisting that the race remains wide open. Ky...
Chairmanship race: choose competence over ethnicity – Afoko tells NPP
Awentami Paul Afoko, a National Chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the party must choose its next national leaders based on competence and not ethnic considerations. Afoko made the remarks during consultative meetings with the Ashanti Regional Council of Elders and the Ashanti Regional Executives i...
Dishonesty and unmet expectations cost parties elections – Smart Sarpong
A senior researcher at Kumasi Technical University (KTU), Professor Smart Sarpong, has outlined key factors that contribute to electoral defeat, stressing that perceived failure, dishonesty, and disappointment among supporters often determine the fate of political parties.
“My tenure was difficult because I didn’t get support from NPP elders” – Greater Accra Chairman
Outgoing Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Divine Otoo Agorhom, has attributed some of the challenges he faced during his tenure to inadequate support from key party elders. Mr Agorhom, who served as Regional Chairman from 2018, said the lack of backing from influential members of the pa...
Ashanti NPP: “you’ll not be left behind” – COKA assures after meeting unsuccessful candidates
Newly elected Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has pledged to involve all candidates who contested the regional elections, including those who lost, in his administration. Appiah, popularly known as COKA, made the commitment during a meeting with defeated candidates from...
NPP regional elections: COKA, Kokofu clash in Ashanti; Dr Okoe-Boye, Alfred Boye battle chairmanship in Greater Accra
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) goes into its regional executive elections this weekend with fierce contests expected in several regions as the party reorganises ahead of the 2028 general election. The elections will be held in 15 regions on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with the Western North Region voting on Sunday, Augus...
Toma leads tight Bono East NPP chairmanship race, poll projects
Thomas Adu Appiah, popularly known as “Chairman Toma”, is projected to narrowly defeat incumbent Baba Bukari in the Bono East regional chairmanship race, according to an indicative eBallot poll ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) regional elections. The poll puts Toma on 53 percent, against 47 percent for Bukari,...
Dr Moses Atinga unveils 3-point plan to rebuild Upper East NPP
A seasoned party organiser with decades of grassroots service is positioning himself as the candidate to steady the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region, following a stretch of election losses and internal friction that has left sections of the party’s base uneasy. Dr. Moses K. Atinga, who is contesting f...
NPP Volta election committee says preparations complete ahead of Saturday’s polls
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta Region says preparations are complete for the party’s upcoming elections in the region, with accreditation arrangements and delegate lists finalised ahead of Saturday’s polls. Emmanuel Omono Asamoah, Secretary of the NPP Volta Regional Elections Committee, said the committee h...
Jeff Konadu Addo retains NPP Eastern Regional chairmanship
Jeff Konadu Addo has retained the Eastern Regional chairmanship of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after defeating his closest challenger, Kwadwo Boateng Agyemang, in the regional executive elections held at Asamankese.