North Tongu MP and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has congratulated the newly elected constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), urging them to stay united as the party seeks further historic victories.
Mr Ablakwa extended his congratulations to the new executives in North Tongu and to the wider NDC across Ghana.
“The NDC is the true winner,” he said on X.
His message came as National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah called on party members to accept the results of the constituency elections and work together to strengthen the NDC.
Speaking at the Ketu North Constituency Delegates Conference at Weta in the Volta Region on Sunday, October 25, 2026, Mr Asiedu Nketiah explained why he had intentionally kept away from constituency elections across the country.
He said his absence was designed to ensure he did not influence delegates’ decisions or create the impression that he supported particular candidates.
As national chairman, he said, it was important for him to remain neutral throughout the elections. That would allow him to reconcile members and help unite the party after the results, regardless of which candidates were successful.
“Everybody in the NDC is my friend and family member. If I select some of you and call you my friends, it means the others are my enemies, but I believe all of you are my friends,” he said.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah also appealed to candidates who were unsuccessful not to interpret their defeats as a rejection by the NDC.
He said only one person could hold any particular position at a time, and encouraged defeated aspirants to continue supporting the party. They could still have opportunities to serve the NDC in different roles in the future, he added.
The national chairman further urged delegates to give the strongest candidates the opportunity to emerge, while asking all aspirants to accept the outcome in good faith.
He said the result itself should not be the party’s only concern, stressing that the conduct of the winner and the unity that followed the election were equally important.
“What matters is not who wins, but how that person wins and how we are able to put the party together after the election,” he said.