NPP will spend only 2 years in opposition if I’m elected Chairman – Afoko

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awentami Paul Afoko, has expressed confidence that the party can return to government in 2028, pledging to prioritise unity if elected National Chairman. Speaking to delegates in the Western, Central and Eastern Regions as part of his campaign tour, Mr Afoko said the NPP would need only two years in opposition before returning to power, provided the party reunited and rebuilt its structures. “I do not have a magic wand, but I can assure you that if we close our ranks and rally behind me to become the National Chairman, we have only two years to stay in opposition, and then power will be ours,” he told constituency executives. Mr Afoko said party unity would be central to his 3Rs Campaign Blueprint of Reunite, Rebuild and Recapture Power, arguing that the NPP must overcome its internal divisions ahead of the 2028 general election. “We have all the ingredients for victory. What we lack is unity. My message to every constituency, every region, is simple: set aside our differences, reunite as one family, and rebuild the structures that have made us formidable in the past,” he said. On rebuilding the party, Mr Afoko pledged to strengthen grassroots structures, improve constituency and polling station organisation, and restore confidence among party supporters whom he said had felt neglected in recent years. He said his proposed reforms would be aimed at strengthening the party’s organisation and preparing it for the 2028 election. With the NPP’s National Chairman election scheduled for October 3, Mr Afoko is continuing his engagements with delegates ahead of the contest at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. Source: Citi Newsroom (https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/09/npp-will-spend-only-2-years-in-opposition-if-im-elected-chairman-afoko/)