At the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) approved all 14 constitutional amendment motions on Thursday, overriding an earlier suggestion by Acting National Chairman Joseph Danquah Smith to postpone the exercise.
Smith had warned that the party’s tight schedule would leave delegates insufficient time to fully consider the proposals while also voting on new national officers. Nevertheless, the Constitution Amendment Committee presented the motions, and every delegate voted in favour.
Key changes include redefining the party’s leader as the flag‑bearer rather than the National Chairman, restructuring the election of Vice Chairpersons so candidates contest specific positions, and adding three non‑elected Vice Chairpersons. The amendments also create Deputy Communications Officer roles and elevate the IT Officer to an executive post.
Frank Davies, chair of the Constitution Amendment Committee, said the revisions were needed to close gaps in the party’s organisational structure ahead of the 2028 general elections. “These limited constitutional amendments were necessitated by some acts of omission and commission, which heralded the last amendment we had in 2025, so this is to cure the grey areas that we overlooked,” he explained.
The conference, which hosts 7,163 delegates from all 16 regions, is running in two stages: constitutional review and the election of nine national executive positions. The Electoral Commission is supervising the voting across 31 polling stations. Results for the executive elections are expected later today.
With the amendments now in place, the NPP is set to move forward with a clearer organisational framework as it prepares for the 2028 elections.
