Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has called on all presidential aspirants and their supporters to rally behind whoever emerges victorious in the party’s ongoing presidential primaries.
Speaking to Channel One News at a polling centre on Saturday, January 31, Mr Osei Owusu stressed that party unity must take precedence after the polls, urging all aspirants and their supporters to accept the outcome in the collective interest of the party.
“My advice to all the aspirants is that whoever wins, it is the party that has won. So all of us must give our support to whoever emerges victorious,” he said.
Mr Osei Owusu expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the process, describing it as free, fair, calm, and well secured.
“What I’m seeing is a free and fair process. What I’m seeing is a very well-secured voting centre and a very calm atmosphere. I’m confident that by the time the process is over, nobody will have any justification to complain,” he added.
More than 211,000 delegates are expected to cast their votes at over 300 polling centres nationwide. Five aspirants are contesting the race: former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia; former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Bryan Acheampong; former Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum; former NPP General Secretary, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong; and businessman Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.
The election is being closely watched, as it will determine the party’s flagbearer for the 2028 presidential election and shape the NPP’s future direction following its defeat in the 2024 general elections.
Security has been tightened nationwide, with police officers deployed to polling centres to ensure a peaceful and credible process. The NPP leadership has also urged delegates to vote responsibly and uphold party unity after the declaration of results.
