Five NPP aspirants declared for parliamentary primaries in Ablekuma West, Ayawaso West Wuogon, Nkwanta South and Asante Akyem North.

Published 11 Nov 2026, 22:53 GMT

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Five aspirants have joined the NPP's parliamentary primary races in four constituencies, as the opposition party's contest for 2028 tickets gathers pace.

In Ablekuma West, Albert Kan-Dapaah Jnr and Kofi Mocumbi Tagoe, a former head of the Tema Oil Refinery, have entered the race, joining Kow Essuman and Roni Kwesi Nicol.

The party has yet to publish its primaries timetable and guidelines, after its October 11 directive suspending campaign activity until they are released.

Ablekuma West: Kan-Dapaah Jnr and Tagoe enter four-way race

Tagoe, known as Fiifi Tagoe, has spent more than two decades in investment banking and once served as TOR's managing director. Both men have submitted expressions of interest, according to party sources.

Ayawaso West Wuogon: Barbara Quashigah declares

Barbara Quashigah, an entrepreneur and investment adviser, announced her bid on X on Wednesday. "Driven by purpose and guided by service, I hereby declare my intention to contest the NPP Parliamentary Candidacy for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency," she wrote.

She runs Nexus FTC Ltd as Managing Partner, founded Ambar Quality Foods and set up BAAQ Initiatives in 2020 for women and young people.

She is the daughter of the late Major Courage Quashigah, a former Minister for Health and Agriculture.

"I want to be a Member of Parliament who listens, engages, advocates, and delivers," she said.

Nkwanta South: former Oti minister Machator bids

Daniel Machator, Oti Regional Minister from 2024 to 2025, made his bid in a statement appealing to polling station and constituency executives, elders and patrons for support.

He was once head of public affairs at the Ghana Institute of Journalism (now UniMAC), and served at the Ghana Prisons Service.

He said he was "responding to a call to restore dignity, hope and peace to the land that birthed him".

Asante Akyem North: Obeng Saka tries again

Stephen Obeng Saka, who contested the 2024 primary, is running again on entrepreneurship, farming and party unity.

He is promoting "Operation Own Your Own Business" for small firms, is already helping small business owners access bank loans, and is steering young people into ginger farming through Department of Agriculture training.

"My purpose is to serve, help create opportunities and work with our members to win back the parliamentary seat for the NPP," he said.

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NPP primaries: Quashigah, Kan-Dapaah Jnr, Tagoe, Machator and Obeng Saka enter races

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