The former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, has officially declared his intention to contest the party's National Chairman position, promising to lead a renewed effort to return the party to power.
Addressing journalists at a press conference on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Afoko said his decision followed extensive consultations with party executives, former officials, Members of Parliament, parliamentary candidates and grassroots members across the country.
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According to him, those engagements had revealed widespread disappointment over the party's current state but also a strong desire among members to rebuild.
"I have heard pain. I have heard disappointment. I have heard frustration. But I've also heard hope. I've heard loyalty. I've heard courage. I've heard a strong desire that the NPP must rise again," he said.
Afoko explained that he was offering himself for the position not out of personal ambition but because he believed the party was at a critical point in its history.
"I do so not out of personal ambition. I do so because I believe our party is at a defining moment. I believe the NPP can recover, rebuild and return to government," he stated.
He unveiled what he described as the "Three Rs" agenda: reunite, reorganise and recapture power, which he said would guide his leadership if elected.
"These are not slogans for decoration. They are practical steps for renewal," Afoko said, adding that the party must reconnect with its grassroots, strengthen its structures and restore the confidence of Ghanaians ahead of the next general election.
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