The five presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have signed a peace pact ahead of the party’s presidential election scheduled for January 31, 2026.
The peace pact was signed at a ceremony held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on Thursday, January 22, 2026, aimed at ensuring a peaceful, transparent, and credible electoral process within the party.
All five aspirants appended their signatures to the document, signifying their commitment to maintaining peace before, during, and after the election.
Speaking at the ceremony, former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo called for unity, reminding party members and aspirants that the NPP is bigger than any individual or faction and urging them to place the collective interest of the party above personal ambitions.
Joseph Osei Owusu urged the aspirants to accept the outcome of the January 31 election and to support the eventual winner in the interest of party unity.
Justin Frimpong Kodua, on his part, also appealed to the aspirants to unite after the election, stressing that cohesion within the party would be critical to securing victory in the 2028 general elections.
Several party leaders and state officials were present at the event, including former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Chairman of the NPP Elections Committee Joseph Osei Owusu, Chairman of the NPP Council of Elders Hackman Owusu Agyemang, Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno, former Chief Justice Akosua Frema Osei Opare, and NPP General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua, among others.
The NPP presidential aspirants are former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, and Ing. Kwabena Agyepong.
