Reports reaching 3news indicate that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set Saturday, January 31, 2026 for its Presidential primaries.
This is the outcome of a NEC meeting held on June 17.
The meeting, held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, was used to deliberate on proposed constitutional reforms by the Prof Mike Oquaye committee.
Due to the indisposition of the National Chairman, Stephen Ntim, the meeting was chaired by the First Vice Chairman, Danquah Smith Buttey.
It was attended by high-ranking party members including former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako.
Although the party is yet to announce the opening of nominations for the presidential primaries, some aspirants have decalred their intentions. They include, 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong and Dr Bryan Acheampong.
The lost both the presidential and parliamentary election on December 2024. This resulted in the formation of a committee chaired by former Speaker of Parliament and former MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Prof Mike Aaron Oquaye to ascertain the cause of the defeat.
Although the findings of the committee have not been made public, snippets leaked to the media indicate that the performance of former President Akufo-Addo, former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta as well as the candidature of Dr Bawumia contributed to the poor showing of the NPP.
