John Boadu, JFK, Hawa Koomson, others emerge as NPP executive race frontrunners – APL

The NPP National Executive Elections are scheduled to take place on October 3, 2026 Former General Secretary John Boadu, incumbent General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong (JFK), and former MP Mavis Hawa Koomson have emerged among early frontrunners in the race for the NPP's National Executives, according to a new report by Africa Policy Lens (APL).

The report concludes that while Communication, General Secretary and Organizer have consolidated around frontrunners, the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Nasara contests remain genuinely competitive and fluid.

The study, the APL explained, sought to contact all eligible executives, not a probability sample, and the following their findings: Chairman: John Boadu leads but race remains open For National Chairman, the APL reports that John Boadu leads with 38.