Former Energy Minister and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Boakye Agyarko, has issued a warning to the party's leadership, calling for an immediate reversal of the announced timeline for its 2026 presidential primaries.
This follows the party announcing January 31, 2026, as the set date for its presidential primaries, following recommendations from its constitutional review process.
In a statement sighted by Channel One News on Wednesday June 18, Agyarko criticised the decision to elect a flagbearer on January 31, 2026-before conducting internal elections for polling station, constituency, regional, and national executives-arguing that the move contradicts the party's founding principles and threatens its future electoral prospects. "The NPP has always prided itself on order, process, and bottom-up empowerment.
The grassroots-the polling station executives, electoral area coordinators, and constituency officers-are the heart of this party.
