The New Patriotic Party (NPP) held its Super Delegates Congress on Saturday, August 26, 2023, to select the top five candidates who will contest the party's presidential primary in November.

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Out of the eight aspirants who filed their nomination forms, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia emerged as the clear front-runner with 629 votes, followed by Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Ohene Agyapong with 132 votes.

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Former Trade and Industry Minister Alan John Kyeremanteng came in third with 95 votes, while former Food and Agriculture Minister Owusu Afriyie Akoto secured the fourth spot with 36 votes. The fifth position was tied between former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko and former Member of Parliament for Mampong Francis Addai-Nimoh, who both received nine votes each.

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The other two aspirants, Economist Kofi Konadu Apraku and former General Secretary of the NPP Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, were eliminated from the race after failing to meet the minimum threshold of five per cent of the total valid votes cast.

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The results have generated mixed reactions from political analysts and commentators. Some have praised Bawumia's overwhelming victory as a reflection of his popularity and competence as the Vice President and a loyal deputy to President Nana Akufo-Addo. They have also lauded Agyapong's impressive performance as a sign of his grassroots appeal and outspokenness on national issues.

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Others have expressed surprise at Kyeremanteng's low showing, given his previous attempts at the flagbearership and his perceived closeness to the party's tradition.

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The NPP will hold a run-off election between Addai-Nimoh and Agyarko on September 2, 2023, to determine who will join the other four candidates in the final round of the presidential primary.

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The run-off winner will then face Bawumia, Agyapong, Kyeremanteng, and Akoto in the presidential primary on November 4, 2023. The presidential primary will be held in all 275 constituencies of the country and will be open to all registered members of the party.

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The candidate who obtains more than 50 per cent of the total valid votes cast will be declared the flagbearer of the NPP for the 2024 general election.

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