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All five flagbearer aspirants contesting to become the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer have been cleared to contest by the party’s Election Committee.
According to reports, no aspirant was disqualified, and all five have been invited to take part in the balloting for positions on the ballot paper this Friday.
The information gathered suggests the NPP is expected to make an official announcement later today.
All five aspirants being cleared follow Tuesday’s meeting of the National Council in Accra, which reviewed the report of the Presidential Vetting Committee.
Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Bryan Acheampong, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum have all been cleared to contest the scheduled election for January 31 2026, with a possible run-off on February 14.
Parts of the letter to an aspirant read, “I bring you warm greetings from the Presidential Elections Committee and congratulate you on a successful vetting outcome. The Chairman of the Committee has directed me to extend an invitation for your participation in a balloting process to determine your positions on the ballot paper for the upcoming January 31st Presidential primary”.
Meanwhile, Mussa Dankwa, the Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, has said Kennedy Agyapong and other contenders face a daunting task to catch up with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
According to Mussa Dankwa, it is still not over, but it is highly unlikely that every undecided voter will go to one candidate.
He highlighted that Dr Bawumia’s advantage will be difficult to overturn.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Monday, September 29, Mussa Dankwa stated, “It is still not over. I won’t say it is over, but if you look at where the leading candidate is, it is highly unlikely that every undecided voter will go to one candidate”.
“We believe that Kennedy has to do a lot more to bring Dr Bawumia down, or his other competitors should do a lot more in order to drag Dr Bawumia from where he is,” he added.
Mussa Dankwa’s remarks come following a latest poll by the Global Info Analytics, which reveals Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President, has taken a commanding lead in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries.
The poll results published on social media platforms by the Global Info Analytics revealed that Dr Bawumia secured 47 per cent of delegate support and is the clear front-runner ahead of the NPP’s primaries.
Dr Bawumia continues to enjoy the confidence of nearly half of the delegates surveyed.
Kennedy Agyapong, the former Assin Central legislator, emerged second with 17 per cent of delegates’ support.
Dr Bryan Acheampong secured only 3 per cent of delegates’ votes, while Dr Yaw Adutwum and Ing Kwabena Agyapong secured 1 per cent of delegates’ votes respectively.
However, the poll revealed that a significant number of delegates, 27 per cent, remain undecided.
Also, the poll revealed 57 per cent of Ghanaians prefer former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the next general election.
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