NPP Opens Nominations for Presidential Primaries, Non-Refundable Forms Fee Pegged at GH¢100,000
- The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opened the nomination window for its 2026 presidential primaries
- The party's General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, announced the form and filing fees to the press
- The New Patriotic Party has scheduled its presidential primaries for Saturday, January 31, 2026
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opened nominations for its 2026 presidential primaries.
The nomination window will close on August 28, 2025.
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Interested aspirants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of GH¢100,000, while the final filing fee is set at GH¢500,000.
NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong addressed the press on the matter on July 29.
The NPP presidential primaries are slated to be held on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
The party courted controversy by beginning its flagbearer race about six months after leaving power.
So far, the contenders that have emerged in the race have been Former MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong; Kwabena Agyapong; former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia; the MP for Bosomtwe, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum and the former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong.
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