Ing Kwabena Agyepong Calls for Greater Grassroots Representation Ahead of NPP Annual Conference

Ing Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has issued a passionate call urging party delegates attending the upcoming Annual Conference to reconsider the recent National Council’s decision on constitutional reforms.

While welcoming the broad acceptance of his proposed reforms by the National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council (NC), Ing Kwabena Agyei Agyepong expressed concern over the exclusion of grassroots polling station executives and electoral area coordinators from the expanded electoral college.

In a statement addressed to all party delegates, Ing Kwabena Agyei Agyepong acknowledged the step forward made by the NC in endorsing a limited expansion of the electoral college to include past national, regional, and constituency executives, as well as members of parliament, ministers, and metropolitan, municipal, and district chief executives (MMDCEs).

However, he pointed out that the exclusion of the polling station executives—the foundational unit of the party’s political activity—risks alienating the very backbone of the party’s grassroots machinery.

“The polling station is the basic unit of political activity and represents the heart and soul of the party,” Agyepong stressed. “It is where campaigns begin and where volunteerism is born, with countless members giving their all often without reward, simply for the love of party and country.”

He warned that the decision to add only two more delegates at the polling station level falls short of the inclusiveness and unity the party strives for and could further demoralize grassroots activists. According to Agyepong, the current strains faced at the polling station level require more extensive reform to ensure true representation and equitable participation.

Agyepong further urged constituency executives to advocate for the inclusion of all past ward/polling station executives and electoral area coordinators dating back to the party’s inception in 1992.

He also questioned the process for determining which additional polling station and electoral area executives would be included, calling for transparency to avoid manipulation and confusion.

Read full statement below;

*To: All Delegates attending the Annual Conference of the New Patriotic Party*

*Subject: Urgent Call for Action on National Council Proposals – A Step Forward, But Let’s not Leave our Grassroots Behind

Dear Patriots of our beloved New Patriotic Party, NPP

I hope this message finds you in good health and spirits. I am extremely grateful to both the National Executive Committee NEC and the National Council NC for adopting almost entirely the constitutional reforms proposed by my humble self. It is essential that we, as dedicated patriots of the NPP, fully comprehend and respond to this decision with a clarity of purpose.

The NC endorsed a limited expansion of our electoral college to include past National Executives, Regional executives, Constituency executives, MMDCEs, Members of Parliament, Ministers and Deputies among others.

While this represents a significant step forward, I must express my disquiet at the exclusion of past electoral area coordinators and polling station executives. The polling station is the basic unit of political activity and represents the heart and soul of the party. The polling station is where campaigns begin, where volunteerism is born, where our people give their all, often with little or no reward just for the love of party and country.

Expanding participation at the top while excluding the polling station executives – the true engine of our grassroots – cannot only be an oversight but a gross injustice. Adding a paltry two more undermines the very spirit of inclusiveness and unity we seek to build. We risk creating further tension and dissatisfaction among our already demoralized ranks. The current situation at the polling station level is very strained and this decision does not adequately address the challenges we face.
A more extensive and inclusive electoral college will drastically minimize monetary inducements and promote a true contest of ideas where the best vision carries the day not the deepest pockets.

I urge all patriots especially constituency executives to advocate for the inclusion of past ward/polling station executives and electoral area coordinators from the inception of the party in 1992 to date. Besides, who determines the two extra polling station executives and the additional four electoral area delegates?

We cannot afford any more manipulation and confusion.

Let’s build a party that recognizes every hand that lifts a flag, every knuckle that knocks a door and every voice that calls out for equity.

Humbly submitted 1.20pm Friday 20th June 2025

Yours Sincerely,

Ing Kwabena Agyei Agyepong KAA
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