Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman Paul Awentami Afoko is expected at the party’s Accra headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to submit his completed nomination forms for the National Chairmanship race, a formal step that comes within the party’s extended filing window rather than marking his entry into the contest.
Mr Afoko publicly declared his candidacy in July 2026 and picked up his nomination forms when the collection period opened on August 18.
Tuesday’s filing is the next required step: submitting the completed paperwork before the deadline, which the NPP’s National Officers Elections Committee pushed back from August 27 to August 29 after a wave of interest from aspirants across the party’s national positions.
He is not running unopposed. Mr Afoko’s campaign is built around what he calls the “3R Agenda”: Reunite, Rebuild and Recapture, arguing that the party’s most urgent task is to heal internal divisions and rebuild its structures before mounting a campaign to retake the presidency in 2028, a pitch that carries personal weight.
Since declaring his bid, Mr Afoko has held engagements with delegates and grassroots supporters in several regions, framing his candidacy around reconciliation and unity ahead of the party’s 2028 push to return to power after its 2024 election defeat.
Tuesday’s filing sets Mr Afoko formally on the path through the rest of the NPP’s national officer election calendar: vetting runs August 31 to September 3, results are due September 5, appeals will be heard September 6–7, and delegates are scheduled to vote on October 3, 2026.
By: Jacob Aggrey
