The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled November 1 to 10, 2026, for prospective parliamentary candidates, including sitting Members of Parliament, to formally declare their intention to contest the party’s parliamentary primaries ahead of the 2028 general elections.
The party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, announced the timeline at a press conference on Thursday, October 29, saying the declaration of intent would be the first step in the process leading to the primaries.
He said the party would assess prospective candidates against its constitutional requirements and the laws of Ghana to determine their eligibility.
“Our prospective parliamentary candidates will be checked on whether or not, per our constitution, they indeed qualify to stand as or to be nominated as a parliamentary candidate for our party,” he said, adding that the party would also verify whether aspirants met the legal requirements for parliamentary candidacy.
Mr Kodua Frimpong stressed that declaring an intention to contest did not authorise aspirants to begin campaigning in their constituencies.
“The party wants to reiterate that declaration of intent does not mean that a person has the right to go around and campaign in various constituencies. We have still not opened nominations,” he said.
He explained that the exercise was an initial administrative step before the formal opening of nominations. Prospective candidates are expected to register through the party’s online portal, PPC.nppghana.org, and pay a fee of GH¢5,000.
Mr Kodua Frimpong described the declaration-of-intent process as a new initiative in Ghana’s political landscape, saying the NPP intended to lead the way in organising its internal electoral processes.
He said the party would also undertake a zoning exercise from November 1 to December 4, 2026, as part of preparations for the next phase of the process, with the northern zone expected to begin the exercise.
According to the timeline outlined by the General Secretary, training and capacity-building workshops will be held for the Northern Zone from December 1 to 4, the Middle Zone from December 8 to 11, and the Southern Zone from December 15 to 18.
The declaration process will precede the formal nomination and vetting stages of the NPP’s parliamentary primaries, which will determine the party’s candidates for the 2028 general elections. Both sitting MPs and prospective challengers are expected to undergo eligibility checks before the party advances to the subsequent stages.
