The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) USA, Washington DC Metro Area Chapter, Ing. Janis Asare-Bediako, has announced his intention to contest the national chairmanship of the party’s USA branch when nominations open next year.

Mr Asare-Bediako made the declaration at an end-of-year gathering of party members in Washington DC on Saturday, 27th December.

He acknowledged the frustration and disappointment among supporters following the party’s return to opposition, but maintained that the diaspora wing of the NPP would remain pivotal to the party’s renewal and eventual return to power.

Tracing the roots of NPP-USA to Ghana’s pro-democracy struggle, he recalled how party activists in cities including Washington DC, New York and Chicago mobilised against military rule under the late Jerry John Rawlings.

He said those early efforts later translated into strategic and financial support that contributed to the party’s electoral victory and the rise of former President John Agyekum Kufuor.

“Now the party is back in opposition and there is despair,” he told party faithful. “But I want to assure you that NPP-USA will bring the NPP back to power.”

Mr Asare-Bediako stressed that electoral victory would require more than passion and rhetoric, arguing that disciplined organisation, strategic clarity and sustained engagement would be critical in confronting the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).

He observed that the NDC was deliberately projecting a younger image through the appointment of officials largely in their 40s and 50s, a move he said was designed to resonate with Ghana’s growing youth population.

According to him, the NPP would need leadership with the time, energy and ideas to appeal to young voters, now the largest voting bloc, and to build resilient structures capable of competing effectively at every level.

Following what he described as extensive consultations with party members and his family, Mr Asare-Bediako formally declared his intention to seek the chairmanship of NPP-USA, noting that Washington DC—long regarded as a cradle of the party’s diaspora activism—was the appropriate platform for the announcement.

Ing. Janis Asare-Bediako is a civil and geotechnical engineer with a blend of professional expertise and long-standing political involvement in the United States.

He attended Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC), Legon, before obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

He later earned an MBA in Project Management and Finance from the University of Northern Virginia and a Master of Science degree in Geotechnical Engineering from George Mason University. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Engineering degree at Arizona State University.

Professionally, he is a registered professional engineer in the US states of Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC and West Virginia. He holds memberships in the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Ghana Institution of Engineers and the Project Management Institute.

He is also the President of Global Geotechnical Consultants LLC, which he describes as the largest solely Ghanaian-owned engineering firm in the Washington DC Metro Area.

Within the NPP, Mr Asare-Bediako has served on the Washington DC Metro Chapter communications team, acted as vice-chairman for four years and currently serves as chapter chairman. Beyond party politics, he is a former President of the KNUST Alumni Association in the Washington DC Metro Area.