Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly denied allegations that he attempted to reverse the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) decision to hold early primaries. He has also denied any attempt by him to postpone the upcoming National Delegates Conference scheduled for July 19.
The allegations, which were widely spread by OTECFMghana and GhanaWeb, have been refuted by the former president, who urged delegates to disregard such news.
In a statement issued on July 14, the Office of the former President described the claims as “completely false”. The statement clarified that former President Akufo-Addo, who is currently out of jurisdiction, has not made any such requests to the party and has no intention to do so.
“For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state emphatically that these reports are completely false. Former President Akufo-Addo, who has been out of jurisdiction for some time now, has not made any such requests to the party either by a petition or any other means, and he does not have any such intentions.
“Clearly, those behind these publications have an agenda of their own, which has nothing to do with improving the fortunes of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),” part of the statement read.
On Monday, July 14, 2025, GhanaWeb reported a news story under the headline, “NPP’s NEC Rejects Akufo-Addo, Kufuor to Postpone Delegates Conference”. The story indicated that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party had rejected a proposal from former Presidents Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and John Agyekum Kufuor for the postponement of the party’s early National Delegates Conference.
According to information available to GhanaWeb, the National Executive Committee of the party at a meeting in Accra on Monday, July 14, 2025, rejected the said proposal. “The rejection of the petition implies that the conference will go on as scheduled,” part of the story read.
The NPP had announced that its July 19 National Delegates Conference would deliberate on key constitutional reforms, including recommendations from the Prof. Mike Oquaye Committee Report and a proposal from the 2019 Delegates Conference in Kumasi.
BY Prince Fiifi Yorke