Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Elections Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has called on the party’s five presidential aspirants to commit to accepting the outcome of the January 31, 2026, presidential primary.
Speaking at a peace pact signing ceremony held in Accra, Mr. Osei Owusu said the party expects all contestants to affirm that the primary process has been transparent, inclusive, and fair, and to pledge their support for whoever emerges victorious.
“We want the contestants to affirm that the process has so far been transparent, inclusive, and fair. We want them to commit to accepting the results, and we want them to commit to supporting whoever wins out of the five contestants,” he said.
According to him, such a commitment would help build confidence among party members and enable them to campaign and vote freely for their preferred candidates without fear of division or intimidation.
“We believe this will allow or enable members of the party to build the sufficient confidence we need to be able to freely campaign and vote for whom they choose,” he explained.
Mr. Osei Owusu expressed hope that the pact would be treated as binding by all aspirants, describing it as an agreement between the party, the aspirants and God.
He added that adherence to the pact would strengthen the party and better position it for the 2028 general elections.
“Our prayer and faith is that this pact will be taken seriously as a binding pact that will be between the party, the team of saints [presidential aspirants], and our God. I pray that at the end of it all, the party will come out stronger and ready for the 2028 general elections,” he stated.
The NPP presidential aspirants are former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, and Ing. Kwabena Agyepong.
