We will redeem North East for NPP – Sulley Sambian vows

With delegates set to vote this weekend, his candidacy places added weight on the conference, not just as a leadership contest but as an early signal of how united or divided the NPP's regional structures are heading into a flagbearer's home-region campaign for 2028.

With Nurudeen expected to seek another term, Sambian's entry signals that the NPP's internal race in the North East may once again be tightly fought, testing whether the party's grassroots structures still back the incumbent or are ready for a change in direction." A race shaped by history Sambian's bid revives a contest last decided at the Nalerigu Regional Conference on May 27, 2022, when incumbent Chairman Nurudeen fended off a crowded field to retain his post, polling 71 of 146 valid votes.