By: Akua Oteng Amponsah
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised all five (5) New Patriotic Party presidential aspirants to prioritize issue-based campaigning and maintain a tone of mutual respect as the party prepares for its upcoming presidential primaries.
Speaking at a breakfast meeting at his private residence in Nima, Accra, the former President stressed the importance of a clean and respectful contest, emphasizing that all aspirants had served the party and the nation with distinction.
Akufo-Addo urged the aspirants to campaign based on ideas rather than personal attacks, expressing his top priority as ensuring party unity and the credibility of the primaries.
In response, the five presidential aspirants gave personal assurances that their campaigns and supporters would conduct themselves with integrity and refrain from divisive tactics, pledging to support the eventual flagbearer after the primaries to preserve party unity.
The meeting, which aimed to promote unity and party cohesion ahead of the January 31, 2026, primaries, was attended by key party leaders of the party including Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, Chairman of the NPP Council of Elders; Acting National Chairman Danquah Smith Buttey; General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong; Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin; and former Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare.
Former presidennt Akufo-Addo wrapped his message during the meeting by encouraging party leadership to ensure a transparent and credible electoral process that will bring all factions together after the contest.
