Kodua rallies NPP: 'We’re not broken, we’re ready to reclaim Ghana'
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched what it calls a bold internal renewal process as it begins a strategic journey toward reclaiming power in the 2028 general elections, using its Annual National Delegates Conference today in Accra to roll out significant constitutional reforms and rally the party’s base.
Addressing delegates at the Trade Fair Centre on Thursday, NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, declared the event as “the beginning of our quest… to recapture power in 2028,” as he unveiled details of the party’s post-defeat reorganisation.
“We are not broken. We are not defeated. Neither have we lost. We are builders, we are dreamers, we are fighters, we are servants of the Ghanaian people,” Mr Frimpong stated, urging party faithful to see themselves as a viable and disciplined alternative to the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Following the party’s loss in the 2024 elections, the NPP established an Election Review Committee chaired by Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye to assess the causes of the defeat. Based on its findings, the party is now considering 56 constitutional amendments, as part of a broader restructuring effort.
“These proposals were submitted to the amendment committee, chaired by lawyer Frank Davis, and are up for deliberation today under Article 19 of our constitution,” Mr Frimpong noted.
He announced that the party’s presidential primaries would be held on January 31, 2026, stating that the timeline was crucial for uniting the rank and file ahead of the 2028 national polls.
The party also used the occasion to thank key financiers and stakeholders, including former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong, Bryan Acheampong and others for their support in ensuring the conference came off successfully.
In a fiery section of his speech, Mr Frimpong took aim at President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC government, accusing them of presiding over worsening economic conditions, political victimisation, and failing to keep campaign promises.
“Ghanaians never knew that your ‘reset’ meant mass terminations of appointments,” he said, alleging that civil servants were being laid off without just cause. “Is that the 24-hour economy you promised us, which meant mass dismissal and termination of appointment?”
He also challenged the Mahama administration on illegal mining and the LGBTQ+ bill.
“You made noise about galamsey. Today, what is the state of galamsey in Ghana — to the extent that in your own backyard, your own constituency, galamsey is everywhere,” he declared.
On the LGBTQ+ debate, Mr Frimpong said, “Ghanaians are asking… the promise that you made, that when you come into government, you will pass the bill. We are waiting for you.”
The NPP’s General Secretary warned aspirants eyeing leadership roles in the party to exercise restraint and discipline, adding that no one would be permitted to campaign prematurely before nominations officially open.
“Any person who has any intention to lead our party must respect the structure of our party and must respect authority,” he cautioned.
Mr Frimpong also condemned the Electoral Commission’s decision to rerun elections in 19 polling stations in Ablekuma North, calling it “a bad precedent” that could “endanger our future politics.”
He highlighted the establishment of the Patriotic Institute, a new NPP policy and training think tank aimed at deepening ideological commitment and strategic communications within the party’s base.
Wrapping up his remarks, Mr Frimpong rallied delegates and the grassroots to unite behind a single mission: to restore the NPP to power. “Let our answer be loud, let it be clear, let it be bold — the New Patriotic Party is ready. In 2028, victory is coming,” he proclaimed.
