A total of 280 suspended delegates in the Agona West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have threatened to cause mayhem if they are barred from participating in the parliamentary primaries scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2026.
The delegates were originally suspended during the 2024 general elections for allegedly supporting an independent parliamentary candidate.
At a press conference held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the aggrieved members expressed deep dissatisfaction with the National and Regional leadership, describing their suspension as “unfair and unjust.”
The group warned that their continued exclusion could spark significant unrest, threatening to disrupt the election even at the risk of their own lives.
The group argued that lifting the suspension is the only way to ensure peace, unity, and credibility within the party’s internal electoral process.
The delegates raised concerns over what they perceive as a selective and discriminatory reinstatement process: “We want to express our dissatisfaction at the decision to suspend us. They claim to have suspended 280 people, but from our own investigation, we have realized that the number was over 500. Later, the Chairman called some of the suspended members and reinstated them. This is totally unfair; we want them to reinstate all of us. We the 280 are far stronger than those reinstated,” stated one female member in Twi.
Another member questioned the logic behind the disciplinary action, alleging corruption within the remaining ranks “If the leadership claims that we 280 caused our defeat and so we have been suspended, then they have to also suspend the remaining 800 members in the Agona West constituency. They were the ones who were given money for campaigning, but they pocketed the money.”
“They have excluded our names from the exercise, but we want to issue this caution to them to rescind the decision. If they refuse to do that, we will disrupt the election. There will be bloodshed. Somebody will die. We will sacrifice our lives to ensure that the election does not come on. Wherever the election is held, there will be bloodshed. It will be boot for boot. After that, we will ensure that the party stays in opposition. If they don’t want this to happen, they should include our names before Saturday.”
Mr. Kofi Banfo, the leader of the suspended delegates, characterized the suspension as unconstitutional and discriminatory. He expressed concern that the party has failed to address the matter fairly, warning that the constituency will remain in turmoil unless the decision is reversed.
He alleged that the current leadership is using these suspensions as a tactical maneuver to influence the outcome of the primary, claiming they are using unconstitutional means to sideline members they perceive as obstacles to their preferred candidates.
