Over 211,000 NPP Delegates to Vote in 333 Centres on January 31

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has confirmed that it is fully prepared for its presidential primaries scheduled for January 31, 2026, promising a credible, transparent, and well-secured voting process.

A total of 211,849 delegates are expected to vote at 333 polling centres across the country’s 276 constituencies. Polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 2:00 p.m.

The Chairperson of the NPP Presidential Elections Committee, Mr. Joseph Osei-Owusu, said all logistical, administrative, and security arrangements had been completed, noting that the Electoral Commission (EC) will oversee the entire process.

“Everything that has to be done is done. The Commission is ready, the police are ready, and everything they need to do their work has been provided,” Mr. Osei-Owusu said in Accra on Tuesday.

He explained that the party worked closely with the EC to identify voting centres, generally assigning one centre per constituency, except in areas with more than 1,000 delegates, where additional centres were created. The arrangement resulted in 333 polling centres nationwide, including one at the party’s headquarters in Accra.

Two proposed centres were relocated following joint assessments with the EC and constituency executives, a decision unanimously approved by all five presidential aspirants.

“At every stage, we involved the contestants. We showed them the list, listened to concerns, and resolved issues together,” Mr. Osei-Owusu said.

On the delegate register, he noted that validation, petitions, and corrections were handled transparently, with representatives from all aspirants actively involved. Out of an initial 213,617 names, 2,827 deceased members and 653 members who forfeited their membership were removed, leaving 211,849 eligible delegates.

He confirmed that the NPP had handed over voting, counting, and collation to the EC, with results first declared at polling centres, collated at regional centres, and officially announced at the party’s headquarters in Accra.

On security, Mr. Osei-Owusu stated that the Ghana Police Service will deploy 70–150 officers per polling centre, with military support in selected areas, particularly in the Upper East Region. He warned, “Anybody thinking of bringing private security or ‘macho’ men should think twice. The police will deal with it very, very severely.”

To safeguard credibility, proxy voting has been abolished for the primaries. “We felt that this is not an election in which we should allow anybody the basis to claim that the process was tainted,” he said.

The five aspirants contesting the NPP 2028 presidential primaries are:

• Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia

• Kwabena Agyei Agyepong

• Kennedy Ohene Agyapong

• Dr. Bryan Acheampong

• Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum

Mr. Osei-Owusu expressed confidence that the results will be accepted by all contestants. “Everybody will be satisfied that he won because he was voted for, or he lost because he was voted against,” he said.