Former General Secretary, John Boadu, has been elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Mr Boadu secured 2,088 votes to beat former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko, who polled 2,048 votes in a tight contest.
Former National Chairman, Paul Afoko, had 490 votes. The election was held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, 2026, as part of the party’s National Delegates Conference.
More than 7,000 delegates voted to fill nine national executive positions.Mr Boadu’s victory was boosted by a last-minute alliance with Sammy Crabbe, who stepped down from the chairmanship race on Saturday and directed his supporters to vote for him.
His win had been projected in several pre-election surveys that tipped him as a frontrunner.
In the General Secretary race, incumbent Justin Frimpong Kodua was re-elected with a decisive 4,486 votes.
Former Ngleshie Amanfro MP, Sylvester Tetteh, polled 1,340 votes, followed by Eugene Boakye Antwi with 162 votes and Dr Charles Dwamena with 126 votes.
For National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fuseini Yakubu won with 1,550 votes.
His closest contender, Clement Opoku Gyamfi, polled 631 votes, while Michael Osei Boateng had 78 votes, Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah polled 46 votes, Vera Oye Bram-Larbi had 44 votes and Alfred Kumi Ababio secured 25 votes.The national executive elections are part of the NPP’s reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general elections.
