By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished all presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to conduct healthy, issue-based campaigns ahead of the January 31, 2026, presidential primaries.
Speaking at a breakfast meeting held at his private residence in Nima, Accra, on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, Nana Addo stressed the importance of a clean and respectful contest.
The meeting was aimed at encouraging a spirit of camaraderie among the aspirants while reinforcing the need for a unified NPP as the party looks toward recapturing power in the 2028 general elections.
Nana Akufo-Addo thanked the aspirants for attending and expressed appreciation for their commitment to the NPP’s future. He emphasised that all the aspirants had served the party and the nation with distinction, and he urged them to campaign based on ideas, not personal attacks.
He further stated that his top priority was ensuring party unity and the credibility of the primaries.
The former President concluded the meeting by encouraging party leadership to ensure a transparent and credible electoral process that will bring all factions together after the contest.
In response, the five presidential aspirants gave personal assurances that their campaigns and supporters would conduct themselves with integrity and refrain from divisive tactics. They also pledged to support the eventual flagbearer after the primaries to preserve party unity.
The aspirants in attendance were Ken Ohene Agyapong, Dr Bryan Acheampong, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, and Kwabena Agyei Agyepong.
Also present at the meeting were Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, Chairman of the NPP Council of Elders; Acting National Chairman Danquah Smith Buttey; General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong; Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin; and former Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare.
