The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has unveiled a comprehensive timeline and guidelines for its upcoming internal elections, following the successful presidential primaries held on January 31, 2026, which saw Dr Mahamudu Bawumia emerge as the party’s flagbearer.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, outlined the roadmap for membership registration and the conduct of elections from the polling station to the constituency level. He announced that voting at the constituency level will begin on April 20, 2026.
“The process of registration of members will start from March 1 to 31, 2026. The data entry of members who have been registered will be between April 1 and April 10, 2026. After the data entry, there will be verification of its members from April 14 to 16, 2026,” he stated.
Mr. Frimpong explained that internal elections will start at the polling station level. Nominations will open and close between April 20 and April 24, vetting of aspirants will take place from April 25 to April 30, and appeals will be received from May 1 to May 4.
“The notice of poll will be from May 6 to May 9, 2026. The elections of the polling station executives will be from May 10 to 16, 2026,” he added, noting that data entry and validation for the polling station executives’ album will occur from April 17 to April 21.
The party will then move to the electoral area executive elections. Nominations will open and close from May 23 to May 25, vetting will take place from May 26 to May 31, and appeals will be handled from June 1 to June 4.
Notices of poll are scheduled for June 5 to June 8, with elections for electoral area executives slated for June 10 to June 15, followed by data entry and validation of results from June 16 to June 20.
“In all these activities, the responsible office will be the constituency executive committee and the regional steering committee, with oversight responsibility by the national secretariat,” Mr. Frimpong explained.
For the constituency executive elections, nominations will open and close from June 22 to June 24, vetting will take place from June 25 to June 27, and appeals will be received from June 28 to June 30. Notices of poll will be issued from July 2 to July 5, with elections of constituency officers conducted from July 11 to July 12. Data entry of the constituency album will follow from July 13 to July 26, 2026.
The party leadership expressed confidence that the outlined processes will ensure transparency, fairness, and broad participation in its internal democratic exercise.
