Kumasi: The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has elected Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as Chairman COKA, as Regional Chairman to lead its reorganisation and mobilisation ahead of the 2028 general election. Chairman COKA polled 658 votes out of 928 valid votes cast to defeat his sole contender, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, who secured 269 votes at the regional executive elections held at Jubilee Park in Kumasi.
According to Ghana News Agency, delegates from 45 constituencies participated in the elections to select regional executives to steer the affairs of the party in the Ashanti Region for the next four years. Representatives from Afigya Sekyere East and Adansi Asokwa constituencies did not participate in the elections because they were yet to elect their respective constituency executives.
The other executives elected are Bernard Amofa Jantuah as First Vice Chairman, Aikins Addae Poku as Second Vice Chairman, Francis Adomako as Secretary, Kingsley Bonsu Kyeretwie as Deputy Secretary, and Dennis Kwakwa as Organiser. The rest are Beatrice Owusu as Women's Organiser, Helena Mensah as Treasurer, Martin Ameyaw as Youth Organiser, Razak Abubakar as Nasara Organiser, and Keskine Owusu Poku as Communication Officer.
The election was supervised by the Regional Office of the Electoral Commission and conducted under tight security. The newly elected executives were immediately sworn into office by Madam Rita Asobayire, Chairperson of the Ashanti Regional NPP Election Committee, who charged them to hit the ground running and work to strengthen the party's structures.
Chairman COKA, in his acceptance remarks, expressed appreciation to the delegates for the confidence reposed in him and pledged to run an inclusive administration that would unite the various interests within the party. He said the task ahead required unity, commitment, and collective effort to rebuild the party and position it for the next general election. "Together, let us unite, rebuild, and prepare the NPP for victory in 2028," he said.
The election is expected to usher in a new phase of political organisation within the NPP in the Ashanti Region, with the new leadership expected to focus on strengthening grassroots structures, deepening mobilisation, and promoting reconciliation among members. The Ashanti Region remains strategically important to the NPP, and the ability of the new executives to consolidate the party's support base and restore cohesion will be critical to its preparations for the 2028 general election.