The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has held National Thanksgiving Services following the successful conduct of its presidential primary held on January 31, 2026.
The Thanksgiving services were aimed at expressing the party’s gratitude to God for what it described as a peaceful, and credible internal electoral process.
Held under the theme, “Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,” drawn from Psalm 50:14, the gatherings brought together party faithful from across the country.
Addressing members at the National Mosque in Kanda, Accra, the newly elected NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, called for unity within the party. He urged members to use the thanksgiving period not just as a celebration, but as a time for prayer, reflection, and renewed commitment to serving Ghana.
“We are grateful to God for His guidance and mercies throughout our recent internal processes,” Dr Bawumia said. “Our national conference was a success, and our flagbearership election was incident-free. Without God’s arms wrapped around us, we would not have been successful. Praise be to His name.”
He stressed that the thanksgiving was not about personal ambition or individual victory. Instead, he said, it should remind members of their shared responsibility toward nation-building.
“Today’s Thanksgiving service is not a celebration of personal ambition,” he noted. “It is a moment for all of us to reflect, to pray, and to recommit ourselves to a higher cause — building a nation that is truly great and strong.”
Dr Bawumia also encouraged party members to set aside their differences and focus on what unites them.
“Let us deepen our concentration on what we have in common and put less emphasis on what we differ on,” he urged.
The services were attended by Dr Bawumia, former presidential aspirants, NPP leadership, Christian and Muslim clergy, current and former Members of Parliament, former ministers, former chief executives and managing directors of state institutions, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, as well as other past government appointees.