Story By: Akua Oteng Amponsah
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is currently engaged in a crucial meeting at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, deliberating on proposed constitutional reforms that could significantly reshape the party’s internal power dynamics and electoral processes.
Chaired by the party’s First Vice Chairman, Danquah Smith Buttey, the meeting has drawn top-tier party leadership, including former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako.
At the heart of the discussions is a proposal from the party’s Constitution Review Committee recommending a sweeping review of the NPP’s internal rules. Among the most contentious proposals is a suggestion to elect the party’s presidential candidate before national executive officers a reversal of the current practice.
Sources say the idea is aimed at aligning executive leadership with the party’s chosen flagbearer to avoid internal frictions during election cycles. However, critics within the party warn it could consolidate too much power in the hands of the flagbearer and undermine checks and balances within the party structure.
Also under discussion is whether appointed executives should be officially recognised as part of the party’s national leadership framework, a move that would grant them voting rights and greater influence in key decision-making processes.
The meeting, still ongoing, is expected to conclude with a resolution to forward the proposals to the party’s National Council for further consideration. Should the National Council approve, the reforms will be tabled at the next National Delegates Conference for a final decision.
The outcome of today’s deliberations is likely to shape the NPP’s posture ahead of the 2028 general elections, with implications for both party unity and leadership succession.eral elections.
