Ghana: Joseph Yammin sole candidate to lead NDC
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 3news
Joseph Yammin, national organiser of Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress, is likely to retain his post as he has no rival. National leadership elections are scheduled for 19 December 2026, after nominations closed, reports 3news.
Joseph Yammin, national organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s ruling party, is the sole candidate for his own succession after nominations closed for the national leadership elections. The internal vote is scheduled for 19 December 2026, reports 3news.
A former NDC regional secretary in the Ashanti Region and former deputy minister, Joseph Yammin has held the post since his election in December 2022. He is responsible for mobilising party members and coordinating the party’s structures across the country. He had also stood as a candidate in the parliamentary elections in the Kwadaso constituency, according to 3news.
His lack of a rival paves the way for a new term, as the NDC seeks to consolidate its presence after returning to power with the election of John Dramani Mahama in 2024. The reasons why no other contenders stood have not been independently established, 3news notes.
The close of nominations comes after the announcement that 54 NDC nominations would be reviewed on 17 October. Regional nominations were then reviewed in Sekondi on 17 October, ahead of the next stage of the party’s internal electoral process.
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