Ashanti NPP executives petition national leadership to cancel regional appointments

The elected officers accuse Regional Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah of breaching party guidelines in appointing four officials and want a fresh process supervised by the national leadership.

A group of elected regional executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has petitioned the party’s national leadership to cancel appointments made to four newly created regional executive positions, alleging breaches of the party’s constitution and appointment guidelines.

The petition, dated October 28, 2026, and addressed to the Chairman of the National Steering Committee, calls for the National Steering Committee, National Council and National Executive Committee (NEC) to intervene and supervise a fresh appointment process.

The disputed positions are two Deputy Regional Vice Chairpersons, a Deputy Regional Communications Officer and a Regional IT Officer.

The petitioners, led by Regional First Vice Chairman Bernard Amofa Jantuah, argue that the appointments made under Regional Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, did not follow guidelines issued by the party’s General Secretary on October 16, 2026.

Alleged breaches of appointment guidelines

According to the petition, the guidelines require elected regional officers to consult the NEC through the General Secretary when making appointments to the newly created positions.

The process, they maintain, must be transparent, inclusive and consistent with the party’s constitution.

However, the petitioners allege that COKA involved previously appointed officers, including the Financial Secretary, Special Duties Officer, Research Officer, Electoral Officer and Legal Officer, in the selection process.

They contend that these officials were not part of the elected regional leadership mandated to undertake the consultations, and that their involvement undermined the fairness and independence of the exercise.

The document further claims that Amofa Jantuah cautioned the Regional Chairman against proceeding with what he considered an unlawful process.

The chairman allegedly rejected the caution and invoked what the petition described as a “veto power”, prompting the First Vice Chairman to walk out of the meeting in protest.

The petitioners also claim that most elected regional executives opposed the procedure, but the appointments proceeded despite their objections.

Petitioners demand fresh process

The executives are asking the national leadership to cancel all four appointments and direct the appointees not to assume office or perform duties pending the determination of the petition.

They further want the national party leadership to supervise a fresh process involving elected regional officers and proper consultation with the NEC through the General Secretary.

The petitioners argue that the disputed appointments risk deepening divisions within the Ashanti Region instead of promoting unity ahead of the 2028 general elections.

They say their action is motivated by a desire to protect party unity and have expressed readiness to provide further evidence and witnesses.

The petition does not indicate whether the National Steering Committee has formally responded to the demands. Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional leadership has separately maintained that decisions on the appointments were reached through consensus after deliberations among regional officers.