Former Acting Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dankwa Smith Butey, has claimed that he nullified an amendment approved at the party’s recent National Delegates Conference that sought to make the flagbearer the leader of the party instead of the chairman.
In an interview on Sompa FM, shared on X and sighted by GhanaWeb on October 6, 2026, Chairman Butey noted that his mandate was to oversee the successful conduct of the delegates’ conference and ensure that new leadership was elected.
According to him, during the delegates’ conference, he did not initiate any amendment to make Dr Mahamudu Bawumia the leader instead of the chairman, insisting that he rejected the amendment.
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“As a leader at the time, I nullified the amendment, and they can take it wherever they want.
“Even they had to make us aware because we don’t know if they had added something to the motion or not… Also, I didn’t bring any amendment during the delegate conference, so I don’t have any idea about it,” he said.
Chairman Butey additionally noted that he had filed a motion at the court challenging the amendment that sought to make the party’s flagbearer its leader.
“I don’t want to talk about the court date, but it’s in my car, and you can come home, and I would show it to you,” he added.
Meanwhile, the NPP, before its National Delegates Conference in Kumasi, stated that it had approved 14 amendments to its constitution.
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According to the party, the decision to amend certain provisions of the constitution was aimed at strengthening its internal structures, leadership, administration and electoral preparedness.
The party subsequently amended Articles 10(3), 10(3)(2) and 10(4)(2) to provide for the presidential candidate to lead the campaign structure.
According to the new amendment, the presidential candidate, in consultation with the National Executive Committee, shall develop the campaign structure for the presidential election and appoint the chairperson and other members of the National Campaign Advisory Committee, subject to approval by the National Council.
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“I, as the leader at the time, have nullified the amendments that were made, to make the flagbearer the leader of the party.” — Former Acting National Chairman of the NPP, Chairman Smith Butey, has revealed that he has nullified the amendment made at the party’s recent National delegates Conference that sought to make the flagbearer the leader of the party instead of the National Chairman. He added that he has also filed a motion at the court challenging the amendment. [🎥: Sompa FM]
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) October 6, 2026 JHM/AMSource: www.ghanaweb.com