Paul Afoko has formally filed his nomination to contest the National Chairmanship of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), promising to reunite the party, strengthen its grassroots structures and lead efforts to recapture power in 2028.
Paul Afoko, a former National Chairman of the NPP, submitted his nomination at the party headquarters in Accra on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
Addressing party executives, delegates, and supporters after the filing, he said his decision was driven by the need to rebuild confidence and unity within the party ahead of the 2028 general election.
“I have formally submitted my nomination to serve once again as National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party. I do so with humility. I do so with gratitude. But above all, I do so with an abiding faith in the New Patriotic Party and in its capacity to rise again,” he said.
Paul Afoko said his campaign would be built around three objectives: “Reunite. Reorganise. Recapture.”
He urged the NPP to end internal divisions created by previous contests and ensure that members who supported different candidates are treated equally.
“There cannot be one NPP for those who supported Candidate A and another NPP for those who supported Candidate B,” he said.
“There is only one New Patriotic Party. And every Patriot must have a place in it.”
He also pledged to strengthen the party from the grassroots, with particular attention to polling station executives, constituencies, communications structures, women, and youth.
Paul Afoko said the NPP’s efforts to return to government must begin immediately rather than in the months preceding the 2028 election
Ghana|Atinkaonline.com|Vincent Kwofie