Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have rejected a proposed amendment to the Party’s Constitution that would lower the youth age limit to 35.
The rejection means the age limit for a person to contest the NPP youth organizer position will be maintained at 40.
The proposal was roundly rejected by delegates at the Party’s National Delegates Conference in Accra on July 19, 2025.
As the highest decision-making body of the Party, the Conference brought together over 5,500 delegates to deliberate on 56 constitutional reform proposals submitted by the Constitutional Amendment Committee.
Earlier, the delegates rejected a proposed amendment that would allow constituencies to be directly involved in the compilation of albums for polling station elections.
However, they accepted the proposal to expand the base of delegates who elect the party’s presidential candidate by 40 percent.
The reform will lead to the abolition of Article 13(1)(9) of the NPP constitution, which established the Special Electoral College.
The new structure would include members of the National Council, National Executive Committee, Regional and Constituency Executive Committees, Electoral Area Coordinators, Polling Station Executives, National Council of Elders, National Patrons, all past National Directors, sitting and past MPs, and TESCON representatives from each recognized tertiary institution.
Additionally, it would include all card-bearing ministers and deputy ministers, MMDCEs, 15 delegates from every external branch, founder members, and three representatives each from special organs of the party.
Proponents of the reform had argued that the existing electoral college structure was not representative.
The Conference, themed “Rebuilding Together with Our Values,” aims to promote unity and harmony within the party and work together to recapture power in 2028.
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