The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has established two committees to oversee preparations for its National Congress scheduled for December 2026.
The party’s Functional Executive Committee (FEC) approved the establishment of the Planning Committee and the Electoral Committee at a meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
In a press release dated October 14 and signed by the party’s General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the NDC said the committees would be responsible for coordinating preparations and ensuring the smooth conduct of the congress.
The Planning Committee will coordinate the logistical arrangements and other preparatory activities, while the Electoral Committee will oversee the electoral processes in accordance with the party’s constitution, regulations and established procedures.
Mr Kwetey said the establishment of the committees formed part of efforts to ensure that the congress was organised in a fair, transparent and orderly manner.
The Planning Committee is chaired by Mr Kwetey and includes Abanga Yakubu Alhassan, Abdul Rauf Khalid, James Agalga, Joseph Yammin, Barbara Serwaa Asamoah, Mustapha Gbande Foyo and Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak.
Other members are Sammy Gyamfi, Kobby Barlon, Hanna Bisiw, Mahdi Gibril, Alhaji Mohammed Mamah, Emmanuel S. Zumakpeh, Kofi Totobi Quakyi, Edudzi Tamaklo, Susie Afua Adoboe, Professor Prosper Bani and Stan Dogbe.
The host region’s chairman and secretary will also serve on the committee.
The Electoral Committee will be chaired by Mahdi Gibril, with Prince Ibrahim serving as secretary.
Its other members are Kobby Barlon, Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor, Professor Francis Dodoo, Bede Ziedeng, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, Mohammed Atta Natogmah, Margarete Chiravira and Professor Ibrahim Zubeiru.
The party said the two committees were among 15 planned to oversee preparations for the December congress.
It has called on party members and other stakeholders to extend the necessary cooperation and support to the committees as they undertake their respective responsibilities.
The congress is expected to be conducted in line with the NDC’s constitutional provisions and internal regulations.
Read the statement below:
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