Davis Ansah Opoku, the Member of Parliament for Mpraeso has stated the NPP’s January 2026 flagbearer primary does not make sense or add up.
According to Davis Ansah Opoku, the timeline is premature and disconnected from ongoing internal reforms.
Speaking in an interview on Citi News, Davis Ansah Opoku on the side of the Bryan Acheampong team stated, “The date that has been set, January 31st, 2026, it doesn’t really add up, it doesn’t make sense”.
“How do you put into motion a presidential campaign when the party’s base is about to change?” Are they to campaign to the existing five executives or the incoming seven?”, he quizzed.
Opoku emphasised, “We’re not just electing a political leader. We want to build a strong party that can carry any presidential candidate to victory”.
“This level of scheming hasn’t helped the NPP. The grassroots are tired they want to see a stronger party, not glorification of individuals”.
“The least the party can do is to provide a fair process. This rush, ahead of a national conference that could reshape the constitution of our party, is wrong,” he said.
The main front runners for the NPP’s flagbearer position are Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former Assin Central MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, former Minister for Agriculture Bryan Acheampong, and former Minister for Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.
Meanwhile, Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko a New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant hopeful has also fired shots at the NPP’s National Executive Committee’s decision to conduct the presidential primaries before the national executive elections, describing it as nonsense and motivated by greed.
According to Boakye Agyarko, if the party genuinely understood the dynamics of campaigning and sought to make a real impact on the electorate, it would have prioritized the selection of capable party executives across the country.
He noted that nobody builds a house starting from the roof before constructing the foundation.
Boakye Agyarko emphasised that strengthening the base by electing competent lower-level executives would significantly support the work of presidential aspirants, as these executives play a crucial role in grassroots mobilization.
Watch the video below:
‘It does not add up, doesn’t make sense…’ – Mpraeso MP, Davis Opoku, speaks for the Bryan Acheampong camp, criticising early NPP primaries. Says they’ll formally petition the party to “hasten slowly.”#CitiuationRoom #CitiNewsroom pic.twitter.com/9dI6ibNhRE
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) June 19, 2025
