NPP Reforms Electoral College Structure for Presidential Contest

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a major amendment to its internal electoral structure, expanding the Electoral College that will select its presidential candidate for the 2028 general elections.

At the party’s National Annual Delegates Conference held on July 19, 2025, Frank Davies, Chairman of the Constitution Amendment Committee, revealed that the proposed 2025 amendment had been adopted, significantly widening the scope of eligible voters in the party’s presidential primary.

“Whereas the National Council of the party has, pursuant to Article 13(1) of the constitution, scheduled January 31, 2026 as the date to elect the party’s 2028 presidential candidate,” Davies stated, “the National Annual Delegates Conference has adopted an amendment to expand the Electoral College for this purpose.”

According to the amendment, the new Electoral College will now include:

* All former Members of Parliament (MPs)
* All former parliamentary candidates
* All former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs)
* All card-bearing former ministers and deputy ministers
* All former regional, constituency, and branch executives
* All members of the National Council of Elders and National Council of Patrons
* Regional and constituency patrons and elders
* All TESCON coordinators

The change is part of the party’s broader restructuring efforts aimed at enhancing internal democracy and ensuring a more inclusive selection process.

The expanded Electoral College is expected to bring in a more diverse group of voices and institutional memory, increasing transparency and engagement as the party prepares for the 2028 elections following its loss in 2024.