The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) has dismissed claims of errors in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by presidential aspirants ahead of the party’s January 31, 2026, presidential primary, describing the controversy surrounding the signing as unnecessary.

According to the committee, copies of the MoU were circulated to all aspirants on Sunday, January 18, 2026, well ahead of the signing ceremony.

The PEC said the document was sent directly to all candidates, including Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Joojo Rocky and Charles Bissue, as well as members of their respective teams.

The committee stressed that the contents of the MoU were known to all aspirants prior to the signing and that there was no error in the document, contrary to public speculation.

Clarifying the incident that occurred during the signing ceremony, the PEC explained that the disagreement stemmed from Hon. Kennedy Agyapong’s refusal to sign the MoU unless Clause 2 was removed or altered.

Clause 2, titled “Acceptance of Presidential Election Results,” commits all aspirants to accept the outcome of the January 31, 2026, presidential primary as “a valid, authentic, and binding expression of the will of the delegates and the collective decision of the party,” irrespective of the results.

The PEC maintained that Clause 2 is the most critical provision in the entire MoU and insisted it could not be tampered with. The committee said it made this position clear to all aspirants and stood by it during the signing process.

Officials of the Presidential Elections Committee, including its chairman and secretary, have since publicly clarified that there was no mistake in the MoU and that the issue was solely a request for the removal of a key clause relating to the acceptance of election results.

The committee warned that allowing individual aspirants to insist on unilateral changes to the MoU would undermine party cohesion and make consensus impossible.

The PEC further urged party members and supporters to avoid actions that could project the party negatively in the public space, especially at a critical stage of the internal electoral process.