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Justin Kodua Frimpong elected NPP's General Secretary

The over 7,000 delegates who voted during the party's National Delegates Conference on October 3 chose JFK over three other contestants- Sylvester Tetteh, Eugene Boakye Antwi, and Dr Charles Dwamena.

Justin Kodua Frimpong elected NPP's General Secretary

In a closely contested election at the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) National Delegates Conference in Kumasi, Justin Frimpong Kodua has been re-elected as General Secretary for another term. Mr Kodua received 4,486 votes at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Saturday, October 3, 2026, retaining his position as the party's chief administrator.

Sylvester Tetteh finished second with 1,340 votes, followed by Eugene Boakye Antwi with 162 votes and Dr Charles Dwamena with 126 votes. Abanga Fuseini Yakubu claimed victory as the National Youth Organiser, securing 1,550 votes, with Clement Opoku Gyamfi (631 votes), Michael Osei Boateng (78 votes), Chris Lloyd Nii Kwei Asamoah (46 votes), Vera Oye Bram-Larbi (44 votes), and Alfred Kumi Ababio (25 votes) finishing in the subsequent positions.

These elections were among the NPP's national executive polls, which saw delegates from across the country elect officers to lead the party ahead of the 2028 general election.

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