The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hold its presidential primary on January 31, 2026, to elect a flagbearer for the party ahead of the 2028 general elections.
The contest features former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia; former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong; former Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum; former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Bryan Acheampong; and former General Secretary of the party, Kwabena Agyepong.
In all, 211,849 delegates are expected to cast their ballots at 333 polling centres located across the country’s 276 constituencies.
Voting is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. and close at 2:00 p.m.
Below is a regional breakdown of the voter population.
Region Number of Voters % of Total Register
Region No. Of voters % of voters
Accra 40,175 18.96%
Ashanti 36,626. 17.29%
Eastern. 21,843 10.31%
Central 18,718 8.84%
Western 14,132 6.67%
Volta 12,589 5.94%
Northern 12,206 5.76%
Upper East 8,588 4.05%
Bono 7,871 3.72%
Bono East 7,840 3.70%
Upper West 6,876 3.25%
Western North 6,429 3.03%
Oti 5,495 2.59%
Ahafo 4,338 2.05%
Savannah 4,155 1.96%
North East 3,654 1.72%
Diaspora 824 0.39%
Headquarters 153 0.07%
Grand Total 211,849 100%
Source:Citinewsroom
