NPP gives aspirants nine days to declare for 2028 – No exceptions for sitting MPs

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has begun the process of selecting parliamentary candidates for the 2028 general election, giving aspirants just nine days to declare their intention, and making no exception for sitting Members of Parliament (MPs).

The window opened last Sunday, November 1, and closes on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Interested members must apply online through the party’s portal, ppce.nppghana.org.

The party says no applications will be accepted after the deadline.

Unlike the usual build-up to party primaries, aspirants are being asked to declare their intentions without any public push.

The party’s Communications Director, Dennis Miracles

Aboagye, said a declaration of intent does not amount to permission to campaign.

An earlier directive to cease all campaign activities remains “strictly in force” until the party gives official clearance.

Breaches, he said, will attract sanctions under the party’s constitution.

The statement also made it clear that sitting NPP MPs were “not exempt” and must go through the same process as every other aspirant, a signal that no seat is being treated as safe ahead of the selection.

With the party contesting all 276 constituencies, the rule puts incumbents and new challengers on the same starting line.

Applicants must pay a non-refundable application fee, listed in the statement as GH¢5,000.

The party said the structured process is meant to ensure “a level playing field”, transparency and equal opportunity for all contestants.

The NPP urged aspirants to familiarise themselves with the guidelines and to show “discipline, decorum and respect for one another” throughout.

It said its focus was a united party ready to win back the confidence of Ghanaians in 2028.

The party said details of the vetting schedule and the venues for zonal workshops will be communicated later through its official channels.

The General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong, at a press briefing last Thursday announced that as part of efforts to prepare prospective candidates for their responsibilities, the party would organise capacity-building workshops in December 2026.

The workshops would be held across three designated zones — Northern, Middle and Southern — to equip aspirants with the necessary knowledge and skills.

The party said the structured process was intended to promote fairness, transparency, discipline and equal opportunities for all prospective candidates.

The NPP’s parliamentary representation fell from 137 in 2020 to 87 in 2024, and the new directives, according to the party, are aimed at reclaiming those lost seats and increasing its numbers in the next Parliament.