The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has closed the picking of nomination forms for its 2026 national executive elections, with 137 prospective aspirants seeking positions across 14 offices within the party.
A statement issued by the party’s Congress/Elections Committee on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, said the exercise had ended at 5pm, paving the way for the next phase of the internal electoral process.
“The National Democratic Congress has closed the picking of nominations forms for the 2026 National Executives Elections, paving way for series of electoral activities that shall culminate into the conduct of the party’s 11th National Delegates Congress and the elections of NDC National Executives,” the statement said.
The figures released by the party show that the National Executive Committee (NEC) membership position attracted the highest number of prospective aspirants, with 53 people picking nomination forms.
The National Chairman position followed with five aspirants, while 19 people picked forms to contest for National Vice Chairman. The General Secretary position attracted two aspirants, while 11 picked forms for Deputy General Secretary.
For the National Organiser position, one aspirant picked a form, while 14 picked forms to contest for Deputy National Organiser.
The National Communication Officer position attracted two aspirants, while seven picked forms for Deputy National Communication Officer.
Two people picked forms for National Women Organiser, four for Deputy National Women Organiser, four for National Youth Organiser, six for Deputy National Youth Organiser and seven for National Zongo Caucus Coordinator.
The party said prospective aspirants must now complete their nomination forms and fulfil the necessary requirements within 14 days.
“All nominees have the next fourteen (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 next stage will involve completing the required documentation, paying filing fees and securing the necessary endorsements under the party’s electoral guidelines.
The committee also announced the period for the formal filing of nominations.
“The filing of nominations will be done from Saturday 7th to Monday 9th November 2026 at the Party Headquarters in Adabraka – Accra.”
