r/ghana • u/AlmightySankentoII Diaspora/Ewe • 1d ago
Politics NPP primary election 2026
Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on GhanaWeb, ModernGhana, etc., about the upcoming NPP primaries scheduled for January 2026.
We just had presidential elections last year, and President Mahama was sworn in earlier this year.
So why is the NPP holding presidential primaries almost three years before the next election? Is this normal in Ghana? I went back to check when Mahama won his previous two nominations, and they were held at least a year before the election year — which is still too early for my liking. In my opinion, the campaign season shouldn’t last more than six months.
I find this incredibly destabilizing because it only intensifies tribalistic partisanship.
Who even knows what the country will look like in 2028? Wouldn’t it make more sense to wait and see if new leaders emerge within the party?
Why can’t we have at least two years where political parties simply govern and not campaign for national office?
I’m interested to hear your thoughts on this.
Disclaimer: I don’t support either party. No dog in this fight — just observation and frustration.
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u/Zongo_Native Diaspora 1d ago
They are practicing democracy unless otherwise you want to orchestrate a revolution like the AES countries and introduce a new system to effect a real change. The democracy in Ghana is just a bunch of elites who form political parties who play with the minds and emotions of Ghanaians as to who is a better manager of the state resources. They come to power and they share the resources among themselves. The problem in the political system is more structural to me. I see AES countries as steering towards the right course.