The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has begun a post-election reconciliation drive, urging its newly elected regional executives to reach out to defeated candidates and their supporters as the party shifts its attention towards the 2028 general election.
NPP Director of Elections and Research, Evans Nimako, said the completion of the regional elections marked the beginning of a new phase for the party, with unity and organisational rebuilding now taking priority.
Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday, August 17, Mr Nimako said the party’s constitution provides a framework for incorporating members who contested and lost internal elections into the party’s leadership structures.
He explained that newly elected regional executives have 14 days after their election to consult the national leadership on appointments to their respective executive structures.
According to him, the appointment process offers an opportunity to ensure that defeated candidates and other committed party members are not left on the sidelines.
“Our constitution says that 14 days after the election of these people, they have the right, the mandate, to consult with the National Party to do appointing,” he said.
Mr Nimako said the approach was particularly important in preventing internal contests from creating lasting divisions within the party.
He noted that some regional elections were closely contested, including the Savannah Regional chairmanship, which was decided by a margin of just four votes.
He maintained that such narrow victories should not result in factionalism, stressing that the party’s structures provide avenues for reconciliation and cooperation after elections.
“The party has the mechanism to bring everyone on board, as in building reconciliation, ensuring that we have the needed unity to work together and support our presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,” he said.
With the regional elections largely concluded, Mr Nimako said the NPP would now focus on completing the final stage of its internal restructuring at the national level.
The party’s national conference is scheduled for October 3, 2026, after which the current internal reorganisation is expected to be completed.
He said the party was simultaneously continuing work through its sector committees and sub-committees as it develops policies and prepares its message ahead of the next general election.
Mr Nimako expressed confidence that the NPP would regain power in 2028, predicting that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia would lead the party back into government.
“The newly elected party, by God’s grace, is coming back to government. Dr Bawumia is forming government in January 2029,” he said.
The party’s immediate challenge, however, will be to translate the post-election reconciliation efforts into stronger grassroots unity and a coordinated campaign ahead of 2028.
