NPP Chair Race: Paul Afoko Buckles Down! … Meets Bawumia, Kufuor Et Al

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful, Awentami Paul Afoko, has stepped up his campaign with a renewed round of high-level consultations, involving some of the party’s most influential figures, as he pushes a unity-driven agenda, ahead of the 2028 elections.

The latest engagements have seen Mr Afoko meet former Vice President and the current flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia; former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; former President John Agyekum Kufuor; and former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.

The meetings are part of a broader stakeholder outreach ahead of the party’s upcoming National Delegates Conference, aimed at consolidating support and drawing on the experience of past and present leaders following the NPP’s 2024 electoral defeat.

Before the January 31, 2026 presidential primary, Mr Afoko had already engaged all five aspirants, including Dr Bryan Acheampong, Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, and Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, in what his team described as efforts to promote party cohesion.

Sources close to him say the current round of consultations is focused on building consensus on the party’s future direction.“You cannot rebuild a house by ignoring the architects,” a member of his team noted.

Insiders describe the meetings with Dr Bawumia and former President Akufo-Addo as particularly significant given their influence, while the engagement with former President Kufuor highlights a call for unity anchored on institutional memory.

Though details remain private, Mr Afoko is said to have urged party members to avoid blame games and embrace collective responsibility. He is also reported to have reiterated his call for competence over ethnicity in choosing the next National Chairman.

Mr Afoko, who served as NPP National Chairman from 2014 to 2015, is campaigning on a “3R Agenda” Reunite, Rebuild, Recapture, which he says will return the party to power in 2028.

The consultations follow earlier meetings with the Ashanti Regional Council of Elders and regional executives in Kumasi, as part of a nationwide effort to engage party stakeholders and mend internal divisions.

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