The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) UK Branch has established an 11-member committee to examine how the organisation operates and propose reforms, following an extraordinary meeting in London on Sunday, November 8.
Branch Chairman Andy Owusu formally inaugurated the Reforms Committee and instructed its members to carry out their work diligently and impartially. The initiative is part of the Branch’s commitment to work with the party’s new national executives in pursuit of victory in 2028.
Edmund Sekyere will lead the committee as chairperson, with George Nana Boakye serving as vice-chairperson and Dr Sandra Appiah-Kubi as secretary. The other members are Alex Appiah Mensah, Rukaya Acheampong, Margaret Kwarteng, Doreen Kyeremeh, Richard Bioh, Rob Nayan, Michael Osei Frimpong and Douglas Osei-Appauh.
The review will consider how decisions are made within the Branch, the responsibilities of its officers, the management of chapters and the involvement of members. It will also examine how accountability works in practice and identify rules, regulations or procedures that require clarification or improvement.
Mr Owusu said the committee must address the structure and operation of chapters across the United Kingdom.
“It must settle how many chapters must exist in the UK, where and how they should be organised and run,” he said.
He added that the Branch Executive Committee would involve the Council of Elders by asking it to nominate a representative to the review body. Mr Owusu said the elders’ experience and knowledge would be important to the reform process.
Branch officers have previously identified disunity as the party’s principal challenge. Mr Owusu repeated that message at Sunday’s meeting, saying organisations must be prepared to assess their own performance.
“Every organisation must be willing to examine itself, recognise areas where improvements are needed and take the necessary steps to move forward,” he said.
“This reform exercise is about building a stronger NPP UK with structures that can serve the Party and its members effectively,” he added.
Mr Owusu also called on the committee to consult members across all chapters, stressing that every member had a stake in the Branch’s future.
He said the exercise must produce changes that could be put into practice, rather than a document with no follow-up.
“We do not want a report that will simply sit on a shelf,” Mr Owusu said.
“We want practical recommendations that can improve how our Branch operates, strengthen accountability and make our structures more effective,” he added, according to the Branch’s announcement.
The committee will serve an initial six-month term beginning on November 8 and ending around May 2027. It is expected to submit a report detailing the problems identified, the reforms recommended and a plan for putting them into effect.
Any changes arising from the review will have to be approved through the party’s established processes. Mr Owusu, a long-standing unifying figure within the Branch, said its leadership was now awaiting the committee’s recommendations as the basis for assessing existing practices.
