The National Democratic Congress has closed the picking of nomination forms for the 2026 National Executives Elections, paving the way for a series of electoral activities that shall culminate in the conduct of the party’s 11th National Delegates Congress and the elections of NDC National Executives.
At the close of nominations at 5pm on Wednesday 21 October 2026, a total of 137 prospective aspirants had picked nominations to contest 14 offices.
Five persons picked forms for the position of National Chairman, while 19 applied for National Vice Chairman. Two aspirants are contesting for General Secretary and 11 for Deputy General Secretary. One person picked forms for National Organizer and 14 for Deputy National Organizer.
Two aspirants are seeking the National Communication Officer position, with seven contesting for Deputy National Communication Officer. Two persons applied for National Women Organizer and four for Deputy National Women Organizer. Four aspirants are in the race for National Youth Organizer and six for Deputy National Youth Organizer.
Seven persons picked forms for National Zongo Caucus Coordinator, while 53 are contesting for National Executive Committee Members. This brings the total number of applications to 137.
All nominees have the next 14 days to complete the nomination forms, including the payment of relevant filing fees and the endorsements processes, in accordance with sections 10 and 15 of the 2026 Guidelines for the Conduct of the National Congress.
The filing of nominations will be done from Saturday 7th to Monday 9th November 2026 at the Party Headquarters in Adabraka, Accra.
The statement was signed by Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor, Spokesperson of the Congress Elections Committee.
