ewly elected First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo Bamba, has pledged to place the party’s grassroots at the centre of his work as the NPP begins preparations for the 2028 general election.
Mr Boadu said strengthening grassroots structures and protecting the party’s votes would be among his key priorities following his election at the NPP’s National Delegates Conference in Kumasi.
In a message posted on Facebook after his election, he said the party’s journey towards the 2028 election had already begun and called for unity and collective effort among its members.
“The journey to 2028 starts now. We will empower the grassroots. We will protect every vote. We will work as one family. Together, we can win!”
Mr Boadu expressed gratitude to delegates for electing him, saying he was deeply humbled by the confidence they had placed in him.
“I am deeply humbled and grateful to the delegates of the New Patriotic Party for the confidence reposed in me as the newly elected National 1st Vice Chairman,” he said.
He said his victory should not be viewed as a personal achievement but as a victory for the party’s grassroots members, constituency executives, youth and women’s organisers and delegates who supported his vision.
“This victory is not mine alone. It belongs to every grassroots foot soldier, every constituency executive, every youth and women’s organiser, and every delegate who believed in the vision of protecting our ballot boxes from the polling station to the collation centres,” he said.
Mr Boadu pledged to approach his new responsibility with humility and a strong commitment to serving the party, while working with the newly elected national leadership to rebuild and strengthen the NPP.
“I accept this responsibility with humility and a firm commitment to serve,” he said.
He also pledged to work closely with the newly elected National Chairman, John Boadu, and the rest of the national executive to rebuild and unite the party ahead of the next general election.
“Together with our new National Chairman, John Boadu, and the entire national executive, we will work tirelessly to rebuild, unite, and strengthen our great party,” he said.
From grassroots to national leadership
Mr Boadu, whose political activities began at the grassroots, secured 3,116 votes to emerge first among 13 candidates who contested the three National Vice Chairmanship positions at the NPP’s National Delegates Conference held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
He was followed by Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, who obtained 3,061 votes, while Nana Akomea secured the third position with 2,981 votes.
Mr Boadu’s campaign for the position focused heavily on grassroots mobilisation and the welfare of constituency executives, whom he described as central to the party’s efforts to regain political power.
His political journey has also included a controversial period as a leader of Delta Force, a pro-NPP vigilante group that became prominent in the Ashanti Region following the party’s victory in the 2016 general election.
The group became involved in a confrontation over the appointment of George Adjei as Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator. Members of Delta Force later faced criminal proceedings over incidents connected to the group. Mr Boadu subsequently moved into the party’s formal structures and was appointed Deputy National Director of Operations of the NPP’s youth wing in 2018.
New NPP leadership
Mr Boadu will serve alongside National Chairman John Boadu, Second Vice Chairman Henry Nana Boakye and Third Vice Chairman Nana Akomea as part of the party’s new national leadership team.
John Boadu was elected National Chairman with 2,888 votes, while Justin Kodua Frimpong retained the position of General Secretary with 4,486 votes. Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover was elected National Organiser, with Mavis Hawa Koomson becoming National Women’s Organiser and Abanga Fuseini Yakubu taking the National Youth Organiser position.
The new executives have been tasked with steering the party’s affairs for the next four years as the NPP works to strengthen its organisational structures and prepare for the 2028 general election.
Mr Boadu ended his message by linking his new role to what he described as the broader aspirations of the party and its supporters.
“The NPP must rise again in 2028, not just for political power, but for the countless dreams and destinies that depend on a brighter future.”
Story by Freedom Etsey Lavoe