The five presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will know their fate today when the National Council meets to consider the recommendations of the Vetting Committee.
The 10-member committee, chaired by Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor, a former Defence Minister and a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia in the Ashanti Region, has submitted its report to the General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong.
The presidential aspirants are Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Bryan Acheampong, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.
The vetting committee considered the party’s constitution, the rules and regulations for the conduct of the elections and Articles 63 and 94 of the 1992 Constitution in arriving at its recommendations.
The decision of the National Council will be another major step in the protocol towards the election of the party’s next presidential candidate on January 31, 2026.
Meeting
Since filling their nomination forms and appearing before the vetting committee, the aspirants have been engaged in intense campaigning, crisscrossing the country, justifying why the delegates should elect them to represent the party in the 2028 election.
There have been accusations and counter-accusations by the candidates and among members of their campaign teams.
The aspirants have separately discussed their respective visions for the party, the driving inspiration for their bids to lead the party, commitment to party values and principles and issues of general discipline within the party.
Schedule
Per the party’s timetable for the conduct of the presidential primary released in August this year, the vetting process would be followed by the submission of petitions by any dissatisfied aspirant to the National Executive Committee (NEC) through the general secretary in the first week of October.
The party said it would publish the list of the qualified presidential aspirants on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, after the vetting and appeals exercise, while balloting for positions on the ballot paper is slated for Friday, October 10, 2025, with the publication of the notice of poll slated for Friday, October 17, 2025.
The party’s national congress to elect the party’s flag bearer for the 2028 general election is scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2026, while a run-off, if any, is fixed for February 14, 2026.
Source: Graphic
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