Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has emerged as the leading choice among NPP voters in the race for National Chairman, according to a new survey by Global InfoAnalytics.
The poll, released on 20 August 2026, found that 27 per cent of NPP voters prefer Mr Boadu for the position, ahead of former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko on 15 per cent and former NPP National Chairman Paul Afoko on 10 per cent.
However, 47 per cent of respondents said they had no opinion, indicating the contest remains wide open with just over a week left before nominations close.
The National Chairmanship race is one of several NPP national executive positions being contested ahead of the party's leadership elections on 3 October 2026, when the party will choose a successor to outgoing Chairman Stephen Ayesu Ntim. Nominations opened this month and are scheduled to run until 22 August.
Mr Boadu, who has held several national positions within the NPP over more than three decades, including National Organiser and Acting General Secretary before becoming General Secretary, declared his candidacy in November 2025, describing the party as being "at a critical crossroad" following its defeat in the 2024 general election.
The same Global InfoAnalytics survey also polled preferences for other national executive positions. For General Secretary, incumbent Justin Kodua Frimpong led with 36 per cent, followed by Eugene Antwi on 10 per cent, Sylvester Tetteh on 5 per cent and Charles Dwamena on 3 per cent, with 46 per cent undecided.
For National Organiser, Titus Glover led with 23 per cent, ahead of Salam Mustapha on 14 per cent, Alhaji Ismaela Ibrahim on 8 per cent and Kwame A. Prempeh on 5 per cent, with half of respondents expressing no opinion.
Across all three positions, the high share of undecided voters suggests many NPP supporters have yet to settle on their preferred candidates, leaving room for movement before the party's national executive elections in October.