The five heavyweight contenders for the NPP flagbearer position
Sorting and counting of ballot papers has officially begun for the 2026 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries.
This comes as voting officially ended at 2pm on Saturday, January 31, 2026, as an estimated 211,000 members from the party’s constituencies cast their votes at over 300 polling centres nationwide.
The primaries were mostly peaceful across all voting centers observed, with tight security recorded throughout.
The primaries saw the five heavyweight contenders, including former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong, Dr Bryan Acheampong, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, and Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, see strong turnout from party delegates eager to choose their flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.
Here are provisional numbers from some recorded polling stations below:
National NPP Headquarters
Total votes: 427
Dr Bawumia: 308 – 72.13%
Kennedy Agyapong: 106 – 24.82%
Dr Bryan Acheampong: 3 – 0.70%
Dr Yaw Adutwum: 3 – 0.70%
Kwabena Agyapong: 7 – 1.64%
Tano North – Ashanti Region
Total votes: 664
Dr Bawumia: 478 – 71.99%
Kennedy Agyapong: 118 – 17.77%
Dr Bryan Acheampong: 65 – 9.79%
Dr Yaw Adutwum: 2 – 0.30%
Kwabena Agyapong: 1 – 0.15%
Ayawaso East – Nima Cluster of Schools
Total votes: 536
Dr Bawumia: 421 – 78.54%
Kennedy Agyapong: 46 – 8.58%
Dr Bryan Acheampong: 60 – 11.19%
Dr Yaw Adutwum: 8 – 1.49%
Kwabena Agyapong: 1 – 0.19%
Upper Denkyira East Constituency
Total votes cast: 780
Dr Bawumia: 372 – 47.69%
Kennedy Agyapong: 314 – 40.26%
Dr Bryan Acheampong: 84 – 10.77%
Dr Yaw Adutwum: 1 – 0.13%
Kwabena Kwabena Agyapong: 1 – 0.13%
Odorkor Saleria Centre B, Ablekuma North:
Total votes cast – 720
Dr Bawumia: 422 – 58.69%
Kennedy Agyapong: 221 – 30.74%
Dr Bryan Acheampong: 67 – 9.32%
Dr Yaw Adutwum: 9 – 1.25%
Kwabena Agyapong: 0 – 0.00%
Assin North Constituency
Total valid votes: 530
Kennedy Agyapong: 407 – 76.79%
Dr Bryan Acheampong: 83 – 15.66%
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia: 40 – 7.55%
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum: 0 – 0.00%
Kwabena Agyapong: 0 – 0.00%
Station A (Tuba Astroturf), Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfrom:
Total votes: = 542
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia : 291 – 53.69%
Kennedy Agyapong (Ken): 165 – 30.44%
Dr Bryan Acheampong: 86 – 15.87%
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