Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged all the flagbearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to prioritise unity after the election on January 31.
He says unity is not optional, rather a necessity to ensuring victory.
Speaking during the Peace Pact signing involving the five NPP aspirants on Thursday, January 22, 2026, he said, “The ideology of the NPP remains attractive to Ghanaians. The NPP is bigger than any individual…unity is not an option, it is a strategic necessity to victory.”
He added, “The ideology of the New Patriotic Party remains deeply attractive to the majority of Ghanaians.”
For his part, Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye called for fairness in the process to elect a flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party.
He urged all the aspirants to also respect the party’s values throughout the process.
Mr Oquaye emphasised the need for fairness, unity, and respect for the party’s values throughout the electoral process.
“Please do something honourable for the New Patriotic Party and our tradition,” he said.
He added that signing the peace pact is necessary, as past experiences of unfair practices, partiality, and extreme partisanship within the party had negatively affected unity.
“In saying this, I am mindful that unfair practices, partiality, and base partisanship happened in our party, which have destroyed or shaken our unity”, he added.
