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We will redeem North East for NPP – Lawyer Sulley Sambian vows
A private legal practitioner and current New Patriotic Party (NPP) North East Regional Secretary, Lawyer Sulley Sambian, has assured that, under his watch, the party’s image will be redeemed and it will continue to make giant strides. Sulley Sambian, who threw his hat into the ring for the Regional Chairmanship positio...
Kingsley Atta dethrones Fiifi Mensah by 4 votes to lead Bantama NPP
Kingsley Atta has been elected chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bantama constituency after defeating incumbent Fiifi Mensah by just four votes in a re-run election. Atta secured 570 votes, or 50.2 percent, against Mensah’s 566 votes, or 49.8 percent, in Saturday’s poll at the Kumasi Cultural...
NPP Ashanti race: COKA’s grassroots links make him best candidate — Boako
Tano North MP Gideon Boako has endorsed Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, as the candidate best placed to rebuild the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) support base in the Ashanti Region ahead of the 2028 elections. Speaking to delegates at Afigya Kwabre South, where COKA previously served as constituency chairm...
2028 election: Global InfoAnalytics poll projects Ato Forson ahead of Bawumia, Asiedu Nketia
A new Global InfoAnalytics poll has placed Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson well ahead of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in a simulated 2028 presidential race. The March 2026 tracking survey indicates that Dr Forson would secure 55% of the vote in a multi-candidate contest, compared to 37% for Dr Bawum...
Kodua opens commanding lead in NPP General Secretary race – Global InfoAnalytics
New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the party’s upcoming national executive elections, according to a survey by Global InfoAnalytics. The poll puts Kodua at 36 percent among NPP voters who were asked to choose their preferred candidate for General Se...
NPP regional election: Bodyguards, large supporter groups banned
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has tightened security measures ahead of its regional executive elections, directing candidates not to bring bodyguards or large groups of supporters to voting centres. Ebenezer Doku, a member of the NPP Greater Accra Regional Elections Committee, said a substantial number of police office...
NPP elects regional executives today
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is holding its regional executive elections today, Saturday, August 15, 2026, as part of efforts to reorganise and strengthen its structures ahead of the 2028 general elections. Delegates across the country are voting to elect regional executives who will oversee the party’s activities and...
UTAG-KNUST votes to retain elections for Pro-Vice Chancellors and Deans
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has voted to retain the existing election system for selecting Pro-Vice Chancellors and Deans. The decision was taken at an Emergency General Meeting held on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the Allotey Au...
Dr Kofi Apesemaka writes: What NPP delegates are really saying
I recently read a post by Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, Member of Parliament and one of the prominent generals of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s successful January 2026 presidential primary campaign. In the contest for Ashanti Regional Chairman, Dr Ayew Afriye openly supported Dr Henry Kokofu against the established favourite, Odeneho K...
NPP chairmanship race: Boakye Agyarko’s team rejects Global InfoAnalytics’ survey
The campaign team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman aspirant Boakye Agyarko has dismissed a recent survey by Global InfoAnalytics, which places former General Secretary John Boadu ahead in the race for the party’s chairmanship. The survey, released on August 20, 2026, puts John Boadu at 27% support, follow...
Ahafo NPP says Justin Kodua’s record deserves another term
New Patriotic Party (NPP) leaders and delegates in the Ahafo Region have thrown their support behind General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong’s bid for re-election, describing his leadership as an “investment worth protecting.” Frimpong, popularly known as JFK, received the backing during a campaign tour of the region a...
NPP Western North Chairman withdraws from regional election
The incumbent Western North Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Benjamin Armah, has withdrawn from the party’s regional chairman contest. The Chairman of the Western North NPP Regional Election Committee, Stephen Forson, confirmed the development but said no reason had been given for the incumbent chair...