New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Kwabena Agyepong, has expressed concerns about the effectiveness and transparency of the party’s Ad Hoc Committee tasked with overseeing the ongoing presidential campaigns.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr. Agyepong said the committee has so far failed to brief aspirants on its activities or present any reports, despite expectations that it would provide regular updates on its monitoring work.
His concerns, he explained, stem from his experience as a former General Secretary of the party. In previous campaigns, clear structures were put in place to ensure coordination at the regional level, including the assignment of regional officers to support aspirants and relay accurate information to the national office.
“When you go to every region, you are supposed to be assigned a regional officer to assist your campaign and report accurately to the national level. Strangely, in some regions, these officers do not even want to meet you and make it difficult for you to operate,” he said.
Mr. Agyepong, however, noted that he remains focused on his campaign and is not distracted by what he described as lapses in the enforcement of campaign guidelines.
He emphasised that party executives, particularly regional chairmen, are expected to remain neutral and avoid openly endorsing any candidate.
“As a regional chairman, everybody knows you will vote, just like the IGP or the Chief Justice, but openly endorsing a candidate is wrong. It goes against the guidelines, yet these rules are being flouted,” he added.
The aspirant also said he had expected the Ad Hoc Committee to brief candidates on its activities and findings, but no such engagement has taken place.
The remarks follow an earlier announcement by the National Council of Elders of the NPP, which confirmed that the Ad Hoc Committee, chaired by Ing. Dr. Kwasi Abeasi, had begun monitoring the conduct of presidential aspirants and their campaign teams.
In a statement issued on Thursday, October 9, the Council urged all aspirants and supporters to cooperate fully with the committee and uphold discipline, mutual respect, and issue-based campaigning ahead of the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for January 31, 2026.
Despite his reservations, Mr. Agyepong reiterated his commitment to a peaceful, issue-driven campaign, stressing that party unity must remain a shared priority.
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