NPP appoints Kwesi Botchway Jnr to Security Committee role

Private legal practitioner Kwesi Botchway Jnr has been appointed Secretary to the New Patriotic Party’s Security, Intelligence and Defence Committee as the party intensifies preparations toward the 2028 general elections.

The appointment forms part of a broader reconstitution of the party’s Standing and Sector Committees by the NPP, acting through its National Executive Committee and National Council, during a meeting held on Thursday, May 7, 2026.

The development was announced in a press statement signed by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, and released on Friday, May 8, 2026.

According to the statement, the Standing Committees were constituted pursuant to Article 10(2)(6) of the party’s constitution, while the Sector Committees were formed in accordance with Articles 10(3)(8) and 14(5).

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Under the Security, Intelligence and Defence Committee, former Minister and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, and Member of Parliament for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, were named as Co Chairs.

Richard Gyamfi and Fatimatu Abubakar were appointed as spokespersons, while Lawyer Kwesi Botchway Jnr will serve as Secretary to the committee.

The party explained that the reconstitution of the various committees forms part of ongoing efforts to strengthen internal structures, deepen policy development, improve stakeholder engagement and reposition the party for effective political organisation and national governance ahead of the next electoral cycle.

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According to the statement, the committees are expected to provide strategic guidance and leadership across the various sectors and thematic areas of the party’s operations.

The NPP also expressed confidence in the ability of the appointed officers and members to discharge their responsibilities diligently and in the supreme interest of both the party and the Republic of Ghana.



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