The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected claims that Alhaji Abdul-Latif Copshe, a prime suspect in the 2024 election-related violence at Nyankpala in the Tolon Constituency, has been elected as the party’s Constituency Youth Organiser.
NPP Deputy General Secretary, Haruna Mohammed, said the position is currently held by Ibrahim Abdel Wahab and not Mr Copshe, who is reportedly being sought by security agencies over the violence.
The clarification follows comments by Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak on Monday, August 24, 2026, that Mr Copshe had been declared the winner of the NPP’s Constituency Youth Organiser election despite reportedly leaving the community after the incident.
The December 7, 2024 incident at Nyankpala reportedly followed a confrontation over alleged vote-buying and resulted in the death of one person, with several others sustaining injuries.
Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM, Mr Mohammed disputed the Interior Minister’s account and maintained that Mr Copshe was not the party’s current Youth Organiser in Tolon.
“First and foremost, the minister did not speak the truth yesterday,” he said, insisting that Ibrahim Abdel Wahab was elected to the position.
“We have not elected such a person as a youth organiser in Tolon. Our youth organiser is Ibrahim Abdel Wahab,” Mr Mohammed stated.
Mr Mohammed acknowledged that he knew Mr Copshe but explained that he had previously served as the party’s Youth Organiser and no longer occupied the position.
“He previously held that position. He is not holding that position now. When did that tenure expire? It expired at the time we were conducting the constituency election in July,” he said.
On reports that Mr Copshe had left the area and was wanted by security agencies, the NPP Deputy General Secretary said the responsibility for apprehending him rested with the security agencies.
“That is the work of the security agencies to continue to look for him,” he said.
However, the discussion later introduced a possible distinction between the positions of Constituency Youth Organiser and Constituency Organiser.
Host of Eyewitness News, Umaru Sanda, suggested that although Mr Copshe may not have been elected Constituency Youth Organiser, he could have been elected Constituency Organiser despite being wanted by the security agencies.
Mr Mohammed said he could not immediately confirm that claim without checking the party’s official records.
He explained that while he had personally verified the records for the Youth Organiser position, confirming the Constituency Organiser would require further checks because he was dealing with records from all 276 constituencies.
“I can verify that, unless I verify it from the official report, because I don’t need to speak to people just because somebody sent in that information. I need to verify before I speak to you,” he said.
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