New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Ken Ohene Agyapong says his vision and proven track record in sustainable job creation set him apart from the four other contenders as the party heads into Saturday’s presidential primary. Expressing optimism, the former Assin Central MP noted that his credentials place him ahead in the race for the party’s ticket for the 2028 general election. “I am very confident that with the help of God, I will win convincingly,” he told the Daily Graphic.
Mr. Agyapong, who finished second in the party’s 2023 presidential primary, added that delegates have strongly embraced his campaign message, which he believes will translate into votes. “I am the most formidable candidate to defeat the NDC in 2028. I am the most experienced and prepared to do so,” he declared.
Vision
Mr. Agyapong pledged to transform Ghana into a sustainable, industrialised nation by harnessing the potential of agriculture and tourism. He said his focus on a “mindset revolution”—tackling corruption and indiscipline—gives him a clear advantage over other contenders.
Highlighting his commitment to national socio-economic redistribution, he explained that relocating certain ministries to strategic regional hubs would ensure balanced development across the country.
Under his presidency, Mr. Agyapong vowed to assemble leading experts in financial economics to overhaul Ghana’s socio-economic framework. He stressed that fundamental challenges such as the high cost of doing business, economic dependency, poor trade balance, inflated public sector wages with low productivity, reliance on raw materials, weak fiscal structures, and limited private sector involvement would be systematically addressed.
He added that issues like negative effective tax rates, short-term policy cycles, and lack of meritocracy would also be corrected to build a stronger, more resilient economy. “I have solid policies out of well-researched, collected data and developed value chains to build a new economic framework for Ghana,” the businessman cum astute politician said.
Centred policies
Mr Agyapong said he had the most attractive and feasible but specific policy for the party’s delegates and all citizens. He said he would leverage his massive goodwill among Ghanaians, namely the youth, women, men, and all segments along the social stratification, adding that his long-standing experience in politics, popularity, his benevolent nature, and unifying ability would win the day for him.
“I have the qualities to unify the NPP and make it a formidable political party to recapture power from the NDC,” he said. “All the hurt stakeholders in NPP will be urged to come back,” Mr Agyapong said. He touted his credentials as a true party man who had remained loyal and served the NPP faithfully since 1992.
Expanded electoral college
The primary would take place against the backdrop of broader internal reforms. In July 2025, the NPP scheduled a National Delegates Conference to consider about 50 proposed constitutional amendments aimed at strengthening the party. Among the key proposals was a move to abolish the Special Electoral College used in presidential primaries and significantly expand the electoral base to include a wider range of party officials and structures.
The proposed expanded electoral college would include members of the National Council, National Executive Committee, Regional and Constituency Executive committees, electoral area coordinators, polling station executives, the National Council of Elders, National Patrons, past National Directors who are party members, MPs, past National Officers, external branch delegates, founder members, TESCON representatives, ministers and deputy ministers, metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives, and representatives of the party’s special organs.
A total of 211,849 delegates are expected to cast their ballots at 333 polling centres in 276 constituencies nationwide, as well as at the party headquarters, with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 2 p.m.
Source: Samuel Duodu
