NPP approves 14 constitutional amendments despite earlier call to defer exercise

Delegates at the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Delegates Conference in Kumasi have approved all 14 proposed constitutional amendment motions, despite an earlier call by Acting National Chairman Joseph Danquah Smith to defer the exercise.

Mr Smith had earlier proposed that consideration of the amendments be postponed to the party’s next conference, citing time constraints and concerns that delegates would not have enough time to properly consider the proposals while also participating in the national executive elections.

At the NPP’s January 31, 2026 conference, the party introduced a clause stating that the National Chairman would be the leader of the party at all material times.