John Boadu has polled 2,888 votes (48.5%) at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National delegates Conference held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, to emerge the newly elected National Chairman of the party.
The theme for Conference was: “One Party, One Purpose, United for Victory.”
John Boadu had previously served as the substantive and acting General Secretary of the party, leading the tactical campaign operations that successfully won the 2016 and 2020 national presidential elections.
He also served as the Director-General of SIGA in the Akufo-Addo administration, overseeing public corporations and driving administrative reforms across state-owned enterprises.
His political career spans three decades in the NPP from a Polling Station Chairman, Constituency Secretary, National Organiser and National Finance Officer.
John Boadu’s closest contender, Mr. Boakye Agyarko Kyeremanteng, secured 2,408 votes with Mr. Paul Afoko and Mr. Sammy Crabbe trailing with 790 and 41 votes respectively.
General Secretary and Vice Chairmen
Justin Kodua Frimpong was maintained as the General Secretary of the party winning with a massive 4,486 votes, the highest garnered by any contestant in the just ended National delegates Conference at the weekend.
Sylvester Tetteh got 1,340 votes while Eugene Boakye Antwi, a former Member of Parliament for Subin and Dr. Charles Dwamena trailed with 162 and 129 votes.
Kojo Fosu Boadu, alias Kojo Bamba, became the 1st Vice Chairman (3,116 votes) followed by Henry Nana Boakye (3,061 votes) and Nana Akomea (2,987 votes).
Other Elected party executives
National Organiser went to Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover (2,964 votes) with Alfred Kwadwo Thompson emerging as the National Treasurer (2,243 votes)
Mavis Hawa Yakubu becomes the national Women’s Organiser with 783 votes.
Abanga Yakubu Fuseini emerged National Youth Organiser with 1,550 votes while Mohammed Ali Suraj was elected National Nasara Organiser with 372 votes.
Dennis Edward Miracles Aboagye was elected unopposed as National Communications Director.
NPP flagbearer
The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, had earlier urged all aspirants contesting the party’s various national executive positions to accept the outcome of the National Delegates Conference and work together to strengthen the party.
Dr. Bawumia called on candidates who emerge successful to reach out to their opponents, while urging those who lose to support the newly elected national executives.
He said the contests should be viewed as an internal exercise aimed at selecting a group of leaders to serve the broader interests of the party, rather than as a permanent division between competing factions.
John Agyekum Kufuor
Addressing party faithful through a video message, Former President John Agyekum Kufuor urged delegates to elect national executives who could provide effective leadership and help restore public confidence in the party.
The former President also called on members to prioritise unity and democratic principles to choose the party’s next crop of leaders.
He urged delegates to approach the election as an opportunity to strengthen the party’s internal structures and select leaders capable of providing what he described as functional leadership.
“Ghana needs our party to lead it into prosperity and transformation, and that must be the aspiration of all of us,” he noted and appealed to delegates to select the National Executive Committee of the party on a basis not on talk but on careful examination to find out the sort of leadership that will enable us to regain the confidence of the people of Ghana.”
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Akufo-Addo
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his part urged delegates of the delegates to put sectional interests aside and unite behind efforts to rebuild the party ahead of the 2028 general elections.He said the election of new national officers was a crucial step in reorganising the party and preparing it for the next electoral contest.
According to him, the task ahead would require unity and a leadership capable of restoring the party’s fortunes from the polling station to the national level.
Nana Akufo-Addo stressed that rebuilding the NPP, would be demanding and would require commitment, time, energy and loyalty from party members.
He, however, expressed confidence that the party could return to government, drawing parallels with its electoral victories in 2000 and 2016.
“I believe, however, that with God’s guidance we will emerge victorious as we did in 2000 and 2016 and form a government under the leadership of Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, that will promote the rule of law and the welfare of the ordinary people of Ghana,” he said.
Nana Akufo-Addo further reaffirmed his commitment to the NPP and wished delegates a successful conference, as the party elects national officers to lead its organisational activities ahead of the 2028 elections.
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