A new poll of nearly 10,000 NPP delegates and stakeholders gives the former general secretary a wide lead ahead of the party’s internal elections.
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, is the front-runner in the contest to become the party's next National Chairman, according to a survey released on 29 September 2026.
The poll, reported by The Ghana Report, was carried out by Professor Smart Sarpong of Kumasi Technical University together with Feedback Africa, and is titled the Political Environment Assessment Survey 2026.
The chairmanship numbers
Among all respondents, Mr Boadu polled 46.5 per cent. Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko came second on 24.8 per cent, followed by former National Chairman Paul Afoko on 9.1 per cent and Sammy Crabbe on 5.5 per cent.
A notable 14.1 per cent of those interviewed declined to name a preferred candidate.
Mr Boadu also led across each category of delegates measured: 47.9 per cent among constituency officers, 46.8 per cent among polling station executives and 41.5 per cent among electoral area coordinators. Mr Agyarko's support within those same three groups ranged from 22.5 to 26.2 per cent.
How the survey was done
Fieldwork ran from 10 to 28 September 2026 and covered 9,882 respondents. Of these, 5,276 were NPP delegates and 4,606 were described as stakeholders. The interviews were spread across 156 constituencies in 14 regions.
Delegates matter here because the NPP's national executive officers are chosen by party delegates, not by the general public. That is why pollsters separate delegate responses from the wider stakeholder group.
Other national positions
The survey also tested the other national executive races.
Incumbent General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong led his contest with 56.0 per cent among all respondents, ahead of Eugene Boakye Antwi on 14.4 per cent and Sylvester Tetteh on 13.8 per cent.
In the National Vice Chairman race, Henry Nana Boakye, widely known as Nana B, recorded 37.6 per cent overall and 41.1 per cent among delegates.
Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover polled 47.4 per cent for National Organizer, while Mavis Hawa Koomson took 50.1 per cent in the National Women's Organizer race.
Three contests remain unsettled. The researchers described the National Youth Organizer and Nasara Coordinator races as relatively open, and found no clear leader for National Treasurer.
What it does and does not mean
Professor Sarpong cautioned that the sizeable share of respondents who kept their choices to themselves could shift the final result, especially in tight races.
The survey is a snapshot of opinion at a point in time. It does not decide the outcome of the NPP's national executive elections, which will be settled at the party's own polls.
For Ghanaians following party politics from the United States and elsewhere, these internal elections shape who will run the NPP machinery and help steer the party's direction going into the next national election cycle.
