The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee has clarified that no eligible party member has been denied the right to participate in the upcoming 2026 presidential primaries.
Secretary to the Committee, William Yamoah, speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Saturday, November 22, dismissed claims of deliberate disenfranchisement, stressing that only individuals who have forfeited their membership under the party’s constitution are barred from voting.
“Article 3(9) of the NPP constitution clearly states that any member who contests an election as an independent candidate against an officially sponsored NPP candidate, or publicly supports a rival party or independent candidate, automatically loses their membership,” Yamoah explained.
He emphasised that such individuals, and only those individuals, are excluded from the electoral process, rejecting suggestions that the Committee is preventing delegates from taking part in the primaries.
The clarification follows a petition from the NPP’s USA branch, urging the party’s National Executive Committee to reconsider the ban on proxy voting for the 2026 presidential primaries.
While the Elections Committee has directed that all delegates must be physically present on voting day to ensure transparency, NPP USA Chairperson Yaa Frimpomaa Amponsah argued that proxy voting is a lawful provision under Ghana’s electoral regulations. She warned that the ban could disenfranchise members who may be unable to travel.
