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Although the survey shows John Boadu in a comfortable lead, it however notes that the contest is wide open with nearly a third of the delegates still undecided.According to the APL National Executives Poll conducted from July 13 to August 21, 2026 among 976 eligible constituency and regional executives, John Boadu leads with 38.6% (377 respondents).
When only decided voters are counted, his share rises to 65.0%—377 of 580 decided votes—giving him a significant advantage.
Following closely is former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko who has 20.7% of 202 respondents with 34.8% decided.
Agyarko trails behind John Boadu by 17.9 percentage points.
300 respondents representing 30.7% say they don’t know who to vote for, hence making the National Chairman race the most fluid of the election.
Regional Breakdown
The report reveals that region is a strong driver of the National Chairman preference.
John Boadu’s support ranges from 0% in Ahafo to 65% in Bono East.
In Upper East, he gets 59.6%, Eastern with 52.6% but also struggles in Western North with 8.7%.
Boakye Agyarko’s strength representing 39.1% is in Western North and at Ahafo, he gets 38.5% while Paul Afoko, one of the candidates, peaks in Upper West with 17.9%.
Despite John Boadu’s lead, APL analysts classify the Chairman race as “competitive and open” stating the 30.7% “High Undecided” is “enough to overturn the lead”.
The APL further states that “the gap between Boadu and Agyarko is less than 18 points, far smaller than the consolidated leads seen in Communication Director (76.5%) and General Secretary (61.4%)”.
A third reason for the competitiveness, APL cited, is what it calls ”dropouts changing dynamics”, saying “the exit of Chairman Wontumi, who still polled 3.2%, will redistribute votes”.
The report concludes that while John Boadu is the clear frontrunner at this stage, intensive lobbying in regions where he is weak, particularly in Western and Ahafo, and the final decision of the 300 undecided delegates will determine the next NPP National Chairman.
