Haruna Mohammed, the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party has stated the NPP’s early primaries is to help market the party’s presidential candidate.
According to him, the early primaries give the elected flagbearer enough time to engage stakeholders and articulate party policies.
Justin Frimpong Koduah, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) revealed that the party will hold its presidential primaries on January 31, 2026.
According to Justin Frimpong Koduah, the National Council adopted a proposal from the constitution review committee.
The General Secretary stated, “The date for our presidential primaries is set for January 31, 2026.
That will be the date that we shall hold our presidential primaries. Because there is going to be a proposal or motion for amendment of our constitution, a planning committee has been put in place,” he stated.
Joseph Osei Owusu, a former Bekwai MP will chair a nine-member committee to plan the July 2025 national delegates conference.
Haruna Mohammed speaking on Channel One stated, “It is going to market the candidate enough with regards to us being able to get a contact in the international community, the business community and the various stakeholders across the length and breadth of the world.
“We would get ample time to be able to explain our policy and be able to tackle and put the government on its toes. Remember we have just 88 members of parliament, so we need to have somebody to able to get this done,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, the Defence Minister and outgoing Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cooked the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over their decision to hold their presidential primaries on 31st January 2026 to elect a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.
According to Omane Boamah, the NPP only thinks about themselves and the next elections.
Omane Boamah on Facebook wrote, “The Competent Economic Management Team did enough damage 💔 to pensioners, people with disabilities, women, the youth and Ghanaians in general.
In 6 short months, instead of apologizing SINCERELY for their misdeeds, they’re focusing on the next elections.
NPP thinks only about themselves and the next elections. The Alternative Is…”
