NPP releases roadmap for nationwide internal elections

Following its successful presidential primaries on January 31, 2026, which saw Mahamudu Bawumia elected as flagbearer, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a detailed timeline and guidelines for its upcoming internal elections.

At a press conference on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong presented the roadmap for membership registration and elections, covering all levels from polling stations to constituencies. Voting at the constituency level will begin on April 20, 2026.

“The process of registration of members will start from March 1 to 31, 2026. The data entry of members who have been registered will be between April 1 and April 10, 2026. After the data entry, there will be verification of its members from April 14 to 16, 2026,” he said.

Elections will start at the polling station level, with nominations running from April 20 to April 24, vetting from April 25 to April 30, and appeals from May 1 to May 4.

“The notice of poll will be from May 6 to May 9, 2026. The elections of the polling station executives will be from May 10 to 16, 2026,” Frimpong added. Data entry and validation for polling station executives will occur from April 17 to April 21.

Electoral area executive elections will follow, with nominations from May 23 to May 25, vetting from May 26 to May 31, appeals from June 1 to June 4, notices of poll from June 5 to June 8, elections from June 10 to June 15, and results validation from June 16 to June 20.

“In all these activities, the responsible office will be the constituency executive committee and the regional steering committee, with oversight responsibility by the national secretariat,” he explained.

Constituency executive elections will take place with nominations from June 22 to June 24, vetting from June 25 to June 27, appeals from June 28 to June 30, notices of poll from July 2 to July 5, elections from July 11 to July 12, and data entry from July 13 to July 26, 2026.

The NPP leadership said it is confident that these measures will ensure a transparent, fair, and inclusive internal electoral process.