John Boadu begins NPP rebuild from grassroots ahead of 2028 election

Newly elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has pledged to begin rebuilding the party from the grassroots as he leads the party towards the 2028 general election. Mr Boadu, speaking after his election at the party’s National Delegates Conference in Kumasi, said the immediate task was to strengthen the NPP’s structures and restore its organisational strength. “Strong parties are not sustained by past achievements alone; they endure because they learn, renew themselves, and respond courageously to a changing society,” he said. He said his administration would build a renewed NPP that listens more, consults more and organises better. “Our task is to build a renewed NPP, one that listens more, consults more, organises better, and prepares more deliberately for the future,” he stated.

Mr Boadu said the rebuilding effort would involve regional and constituency executives, external branches, Members of Parliament, patrons and other organised groups within the party. He also pledged to deepen the party’s relationship with voluntary groups, TESCON members, social media practitioners and the traditional media. “A modern political organisation must engage every means of communicating responsibility,” he said. The new chairman placed particular emphasis on young people, saying they must see the NPP as their home. “Our young people must feel that the NPP is their home,” he said. He also promised greater attention to tertiary institutions as centres for political dialogue and leadership development. Mr Boadu said the party would work with its flagbearer and national leadership to strengthen its organisational and financial foundation, particularly at the constituency level. He also called for stronger engagement with the business community and…