The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially begun the registration of additional delegates for inclusion in the voter register for its upcoming presidential primary scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2026.
In a statement issued and signed by Villiam Yamoah, Secretary to the Presidential Elections Committee, the Party announced that the move is in line with Article 13(1)(11) of the NPP Constitution and pursuant to transitional provisions adopted at the Party’s National Annual Delegates Conference held in Accra on July 19, 2025.
The expanded voter register (album) will now include a wide range of new categories of Party officials and dignitaries. These include:
- All former Regional and Constituency Executives
- Members of the National Council of Elders
- Thirty (30) Members of the National Council of Patrons
- All former card-bearing NPP Members of Parliament and Parliamentary Candidates
- All past National Officers
- All External Branch Executives and former External Branch Executives
- TESCON Presidents from recognized tertiary institutions, the National TESCON Coordinator, all Regional TESCON Coordinators, and one TESCON Patron from each institution
- All former party card-bearing Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and MMDCEs
- Ten (10) members from each Regional Council of Elders and ten (10) Patrons from each Region
- Five (5) members of each Constituency Council of Elders and five (5) Patrons from each Constituency
The Party has directed all eligible officers and members under these categories to register their names with their respective organizational structures, including the National Secretariat, Regional and Constituency offices, as well as External Branches.
For convenience, an online registration portal will be made available to External Branch Executives, while all other qualified members are encouraged to liaise with their regions and constituencies. The registration form may also be downloaded from the Party’s official website.
The deadline for the exercise is Friday, September 19, 2025. The Presidential Elections Committee emphasized that only officers and members who meet the stated criteria will be admitted to the voter register.
The Committee further assured that a comprehensive verification and validation of the Party’s album will be conducted to guarantee that the register used for the January 2026 presidential primary is both authentic and credible.
The statement reaffirmed the NPP’s commitment to fairness, inclusiveness, and transparency in the upcoming electoral process.
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