The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the South Tongu Constituency of the Volta Region has imposed a ban on declarations of intent to contest the party’s parliamentary primaries ahead of the 2028 general elections.
The directive, contained in a press release dated February 3, 2026, and signed by the Constituency Secretary, Dr Lawer Egbenya, and sighted by the Ghana News Agency, instructs party members to refrain from holding meetings or making declarations regarding their intentions to contest the next parliamentary primaries.
Dr Egbenya explained that the decision was aimed at preventing premature campaigning and maintaining party unity, as the constituency focuses on branch-level reorganisation for the benefit of all members.
“Acting on the leadership of the Constituency party led by Chairman Michael Tsikudo, I write to inform all party stakeholders, members and sympathisers in the South Tongu Constituency that information available to us indicates that some party members have begun holding meetings with branch executives,” he said.
He noted that such meetings were intended to ostensibly declare intentions to contest the 2028 parliamentary primaries.
Dr Egbenya stressed that the party had not called for declarations or opened nominations for interested persons and therefore directed that no branch or ward should grant audience to any individual or group seeking to make such declarations.
He further announced that the party would soon commence its reorganisation process at the branch level, with details to be communicated later, and called on all stakeholders, members and sympathisers to support the Constituency Executives Committee (CEC) to successfully carry out the all-important exercise.
He warned that any breach of the directive by party stakeholders, leading members or executives would attract severe sanctions.
The South Tongu Constituency remains a stronghold of the NDC and is currently represented in Parliament by Mr Maxwell Kwame Lukutor, who won the seat after defeating the incumbent, Mr Kobena Mensah Woyome, in the party’s earlier primaries.
The decision comes as the party prepares for the 2028 elections and seeks to consolidate support in the constituency. The ban is viewed as a measure to prevent potential conflicts, strengthen grassroots’ engagement, and ensure unity, with its impact on the party’s internal dynamics expected to be closely monitored.
