Former Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has officially launched her campaign in the NPP General Secretary race, vowing to rebuild party structures, restore public confidence, and position the New Patriotic Party for victory in the 2028 elections.
She made the announcement on October 20, 2025, coinciding with her birthday, in a strongly worded statement posted on Facebook. In the message, she acknowledged that the NPP had suffered internal strains and electoral setbacks but insisted the party was not broken. She described the current state of the party as bruised but resilient, drawing parallels to the NPP’s roots of endurance and rebirth.
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said the party was in a period of self-diagnosis and reorganization—a necessary stage, in her view, to rebuild unity from the polling station level through to national leadership. She pledged to work with grassroots members to mend confidence and restore internal cohesion ahead of the next general elections.
Positioning herself as a tested and prepared figure within the party, she signaled readiness to lead what she calls a collective “rescue mission.” She noted that only internal renewal and disciplined restructuring would enable the NPP to mount a credible comeback.
The former Ablekuma West MP also took a swipe at the governing National Democratic Congress, describing it as a temporary caretaker administration that, in her words, rode into power on lofty promises and deception. She argued that the NPP lost public trust rather than being genuinely outperformed and said that trust could be rebuilt through intentional re-organisation.
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful appealed to party supporters across the country and in the diaspora to unite behind her candidacy, stressing that reclaiming power in 2028 would depend on strong internal structures, message discipline, and a visible reconnection with the party’s base.
Her entry into the NPP General Secretary race is expected to energise conversations around leadership renewal and strategy as the party regroups for the next electoral cycle.
