Politics of Tuesday, 27 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comAspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has described the party’s flagbearer race as significantly more demanding than previous contests, citing the expansion of the party’s Electoral College as a major factor. In an interview on JoyNews and monitored by GhanaWeb on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, he explained that the enlarged Electoral College has made campaigning more complex and resource intensive. NPP Primary: January 31 is about leadership, not camps - George Andah“In 2007, when I did my first stint, the Electoral College was very small — just 10 executives in each of the 230 constituencies. Now, we've expanded it to include five polling station executives in the 40,000 polling stations around the country. NPP Primary: Kwabena Agyapong's team dismisses disqualification rumoursThe former General Secretary of the NPP admitted that while the expansion has strengthened internal democracy, it has also introduced significant logistical and financial challenges for aspirants.

Source: GhanaWeb January 27, 2026 14:57 UTC