The Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda in the Eastern Region, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has made significant progress towards returning to power in the 2028 general elections.
According to him, the party is already “50 percent” into forming the next government, following what he described as a deliberate and effective reorganisation of its structures from the grassroots to the national level.
Mr Acquah, a former Deputy Minister of Health, attributed the development largely to the NPP’s “bottom-up” approach to its internal restructuring, which he believes has strengthened the party ahead of the 2028 elections.
He made the remarks while speaking about the NPP’s electoral prospects on Asase Radio in Accra.
Mr Acquah said the outcome of the NPP’s recent national executive elections has further reinforced his confidence in the party’s preparations for the next general election.
“We are about 50 percent into government. The NPP is 50 percent into forming the new government and the NDC has seen this, yet they are clandestinely turning it into a joke, trying to belittle the elected national officers,” he said.
He alleged that while some members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) publicly criticise the NPP’s newly elected national executives, they privately recognise the strength and preparedness of the new leadership.
“They’re lying because inwardly they say that these people have shown us. These people are eager and ready, but when they speak in public, they try to malign our elected national officials,” he added.
The Akyem Oda MP said the NPP’s internal electoral process had been carefully structured, beginning from the grassroots and progressing through the constituency and regional levels before culminating in the national delegates conference.
Mr Acquah also defended the NPP’s decision to adopt what he described as a bottom-up approach to rebuilding the party.
He pointed out that the NPP had first elected its presidential candidate before proceeding with the various levels of internal elections, arguing that the sequence had enabled the party to organise its structures in a coordinated manner.
“Today the NDC people are shocked and one thing they often talk about and appraise the NPP is that we elected our presidential candidate before proceeding with the election from the grassroots to the constituency, regional and the national delegates conference,” he said.
He rejected criticism of the approach, insisting that the process was part of a deliberate strategy to strengthen the party ahead of the 2028 contest.
According to him, the NPP’s organisational structure and electoral process had been carefully planned to position the party for the next election.
“They often falsely condemn the bottom-up approach. They would have wished to do the same, but they lack the idea and integrity. Yes, they don’t have it because the NPP had arranged everything perfectly,” he stated.
Mr Acquah’s comments follow the election of a new crop of NPP national executives at the party’s National Delegates Conference held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
The conference formed part of the party’s ongoing reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general elections, with delegates electing executives who will oversee the NPP’s national administration and preparations for the next electoral cycle.
Former General Secretary John Boadu was elected National Chairman after securing 2,888 votes, while Justin Frimpong Kodua retained the position of General Secretary with 4,486 votes.
Kojo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo Bamba, was elected First Vice Chairman, with Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, becoming Second Vice Chairman. Nana Akomea was elected Third Vice Chairman.
Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover was elected National Organiser, while Mavis Hawa Koomson secured the position of National Women’s Organiser.
Abanga Fuseini Yakubu was elected National Youth Organiser, Alfred Kojo Thompson became National Treasurer, and Mohammed Ali Suraj was elected Nasara Coordinator.
The new national leadership is expected to oversee the party’s organisational activities and strengthen its structures as the NPP prepares for the 2028 elections.
Mr Boadu has indicated that the new executives will work towards building a “renewed NPP” through greater engagement with the party’s branches, constituency and regional structures, external branches and Members of Parliament.
For Mr Acquah, the election of the new executives marks another phase in the NPP’s internal restructuring and provides the party with a leadership structure he believes can help drive its preparations for the 2028 elections.
His assessment of the party’s position and prospects is, however, a political claim rather than an established electoral outcome, with the 2028 election still ahead and the eventual result to be determined by voters.
By 1960news.com
