Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has officially declared his intention to contest in the party’s 2026 presidential primaries.
His announcement came just hours after the NPP opened nominations on Tuesday, July 29, to kick-start the race for a new flagbearer ahead of the 2028 general elections.
At a brief declaration event, Ing. Agyepong positioned himself as the unifying candidate the party needs. According to him, he represents the best chance for the NPP to win in 2028.
He added that his candidacy will bring the unity and integrity the NPP so desperately needs.
He made a strong appeal to party delegates to resist inducements and reject what he described as the creeping culture of monetisation in internal party contests.
“Politics belongs to the grassroots, belongs to the ordinary people. Not the petty scabble of contented partisan elites. Let us not weigh down this party any further with a choice that will eventually call for unending efforts of reconciliation, reparation from hate speeches. With me, KAA, the NPP has a clear path to unity and victory. We need a pair of clean hands, a clear mind and a compassionate heart to lead our nation and the party. I, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, stand ready to work with you, ready to rebuild, ready to restore hope for our party and every Ghanaian,” he stated.
In a notable gesture, Agyepong also called on former presidential hopeful Alan Kyerematen to return to the NPP, saying the party was founded on “sacrifice, not privilege.”
The event was attended by several former NPP MPs, including Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye.
Meanwhile, the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, announced that nominations for the presidential primaries will close on August 28, with the internal elections scheduled for January 31, 2026. Aspiring candidates are required to pay a non-refundable fee of GHS100,000.
Kodua also used the occasion to warn the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) against politicising the ongoing chieftaincy conflict in Bawku, condemning past comments linking the NPP to the violence in the lead-up to the 2024 elections.
