The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled a crucial meeting with all declared presidential aspirants, the party’s Steering Committee, and the National Council of Elders on July 3, 2025.
This high-level engagement aims to promote unity and ensure alignment ahead of the party’s upcoming presidential primaries.
In a statement released from its headquarters in Accra, the party emphasized that the meeting will focus on “matters of mutual interest” among aspirants. The move comes amid growing concerns about internal divisions and breaches of party regulations.
As part of efforts to enforce discipline, the NPP has referred its Bono Regional Chairman, Mr. Kwame Baffoe—widely known as Abronye DC—to the National Disciplinary Committee. He is alleged to have defied a directive from the National Council by making inappropriate public comments.
The party also ordered an immediate cessation of all unofficial caucuses or groupings involving current or former executives and government appointees who have been meeting with presidential aspirants outside approved party structures.
General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong underscored the need for unity and strict adherence to party rules.
He urged all members to respect party decisions and avoid actions that could compromise internal harmony.
However, a new post-2024 election survey conducted by Africa Policy Lens (APL) indicates that supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) would prefer Ken Agyapong to win the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer slot for the 2028 general election.
Mr. Agyapong, according to the survey conducted in February this year, is apparently backed by NPP’s political opponents because he will be an easier prey to devour at the 2028 polls.
The main opposition NPP will be holding its presidential primaries on January 31, 2026, to elect its flagbearer for the 2028 polls.
Ahead of the primaries, former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is already captured among NPP supporters as the clear favourite to lead the main opposition party into the next general election.
Dr Bawumia was far ahead in a simulated party primary conducted by the APL.
Significantly, 70.6% of self-identified NPP supporters among the respondents indicated they would back Dr Bawumia as the next flagbearer, with only 21.4% going for Mr Agyapong.
This overwhelming endorsement from the party faithful highlighted how firmly Dr. Bawumia, NPP’s 2024 presidential candidate, has secured the loyalty of the core NPP membership.
