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Odeneho Kwaku Appiah

Also known as: COKA · Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah

Odeneho Kwaku Appiah — Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, elected August 2026 with 70.98% of delegate votes.

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  1. August 2026
  2. Joy Online

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah has been elected Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region after securing a landslide victory in the party’s regional executive elections. …

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah beats former EPA boss Kokofu, to emerge NPP Ashanti chair
  3. Joy Online

    … A total of 34 aspirants are contesting 11 executive positions, with the Regional Chairmanship race between Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, and Dr. …

    Alleged injunction against NPP Ashanti regional polls “invalid” – Committee Chairperson
  4. Joy Online

    … Chairmanship race The keenest contest is expected to be the regional chairmanship race, which has narrowed to a battle between Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, and Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu. …

    NPP Ashanti elections: 1,020 delegates to choose 11 regional executives
  5. Daily Guide

    COKA addressing NPP supporters Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairmanship hopeful, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, has declared that he is “unshakable” in his bid to lead the party in the region, insisting that he will emerge victorious in Saturday’s e …

    I’ll Win Ashanti NPP Chair – COKA
  6. The Chronicle

    According to The Chronicle sources, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairmanship contests in the Eastern and Ashanti Regions are increasingly tilting in favour of Chairman Kwadwo Boateng-Agyemang {chairman Cudjoe} and Odeneho Kwaku Appiah {Coka}, respectively, with delegates in the …

    NPP Election: Coka, Cudjoe Cruising Home For Victory
  7. Joy Online

    … The Ashanti Regional Chairman hopeful disclosed that his closest contender in the upcoming regional elections, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, together with one of his supporters, Kofi Nti, served respectively as Chairman and member of the committee tasked with overseeing the project. …

    Dr Kokofu pledges historic homecoming conference to drive construction of NPP Ashanti office complex
  8. Joy Online

    … Speaking to the media on the final day of Odeneho Kwaku Appiah’s campaign tour of the Afigya Kwabre South Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Boako said Dr Bawumia’s interest was to see credible executives elected across the regions to help position the party for victory in th …

    Gideon Boako cautions NPP members against dragging Bawumia into regional elections
  9. July 2026
  10. Joy Online

    Aspiring Chairman of the NPP in the Ashanti Region, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, says he is committed to winning back seats lost to the incumbent NDC in the previous elections if voted as Chairman of the party. …

    I will lead Ashanti with less speeches and more work; COKA optimistic of victory in NPP Chairmanship race
  11. The Chronicle

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, alias COKA, the Ashanti Regional chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has affirmed that he will emerge the next Regional chairman of the party. …

    COKA sure of emerging next Ashanti NPP Regional Chairman
  12. Daily Guide

    Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, aka COKA Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, widely known as COKA, an aspiring Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has pledged to construct an additional multi-purpose office complex for the party in the Ashanti Region if elected. …

    COKA Pledges Multi-Purpose NPP Office For Ashanti

Yesterday

  1. NPP Flagbearer urges Ashanti stakeholders to strengthen party for 2028

    Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged key stakeholders of the NPP in the Ashanti Region to use their experience and expertise to strengthen the party's reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general elections, emphasising the need to reconnect leadership with grassroots structures and address internal disenchantment.

    6 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 5 October

  1. Ashanti NPP Chairman calls Wontumi's detention politically motivated

    Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, described the incarceration of former regional chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) as politically motivated, claiming the John Mahama administration is using the judiciary to terrorise political opponents. COKA called on NPP members to work to oust the NDC from power in the 2028 elections.

    5 October 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. Ashanti NPP chairman pledges region's support for Bawumia 2028

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP has assured Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that the region will not disappoint him in the 2028 general election, pledging to lead the region's mobilisation efforts and activate party structures from the polling station to the regional level to secure maximum support.

    5 October 2026 · Daily Guide →

Thursday 10 September

  1. NPP general secretary sets 1.5 million vote target for Ashanti Region

    NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong told newly elected Ashanti Regional party executives that the region is key to the party's 2028 victory and tasked them with securing more than 1.5 million votes to support Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's presidential bid. He noted the NPP has been performing worse in the Ashanti Region in recent elections and urged the new leadership to reverse the negative trend.

    10 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Tuesday 8 September

  1. Ashanti NPP assigns communicators to regional media outlets

    The Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party has deployed party communicators to designated television and radio stations in Kumasi, a new policy aimed at centralizing communications, ensuring consistency, and improving party discipline in the region.

    8 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. NPP Ashanti chairman pledges all-inclusive party leadership

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, said the new leadership will run an all-inclusive administration and called on party members to unite regardless of their positions in the internal election, in order to strengthen the party ahead of the 2028 elections.

    8 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 2 September

  1. Bawumia urges NPP unity and inclusion ahead of 2028 elections

    Dr Mahamudu Bawumia met with newly elected Ashanti Regional executives of the NPP and called for party unity and inclusion of all stakeholders, including those who lost regional elections, to prepare for the 2028 presidential and parliamentary elections.

    2 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 1 September

  1. NPP urges government to complete delayed Agenda 111 hospital projects

    The Ashanti Regional branch of the opposition NPP has called on the NDC government to urgently complete stalled Agenda 111 hospital projects in the region, citing residents' struggles to access healthcare while the facilities remain incomplete.

    1 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Monday 31 August

  1. Ashanti NPP opens new regional office in Kumasi

    The newly elected Ashanti Regional NPP executives have begun operations from their new office building at Denyame in Kumasi, which was donated by an anonymous party member. The benefactor has also pledged a parcel of land in Kumasi for construction of a permanent party office.

    31 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

Thursday 27 August

  1. Ashanti NPP chairman sponsors Ghana Journalists Association December party

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, recently elected Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, has sponsored the Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association's annual end-of-year party scheduled for Kumasi in December. Appiah said the NPP provides the sponsorship to deepen its relationship with media practitioners in the region and to support press freedom.

    27 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

Tuesday 25 August

  1. NPP Ashanti region bans self-appointed party communicators

    The NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman has issued a directive prohibiting anyone from representing the party on radio and television shows without prior approval, citing past problems with unauthorised speakers who lacked knowledge on key topics. The order takes immediate effect and is intended to strengthen the party's communications ahead of the 2028 elections.

    25 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. NPP Ashanti chair calls on media to reduce political insults

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP has urged media practitioners to combat the proliferation of political insults in broadcast media, warning that this conduct undermines the nation's peace and security. He said the party's communicators have been cautioned against engaging in insulting politics and called for coordination between radio and television hosts and the region's communications director to ensure qualified party representatives appear on political shows.

    25 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 23 August

  1. NPP Ashanti chief urges executives to restore party's core values

    Newly elected Ashanti Regional Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah has called on NPP constituency executives to recommit to the party's values of discipline, integrity, responsibility and hard work, citing the need for reconciliation, structural rebuilding and grassroots mobilisation ahead of 2028. He attributed the party's loss of more than 1.1 million votes in the Ashanti Region in 2024 largely to low voter turnout.

    23 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 21 August

  1. Ashanti NPP receives free land for new regional office

    The Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party has been gifted land in Krofrom, Manhyia South Constituency, for construction of a modern party office. The newly elected Ashanti Regional Chairman said the party expects to begin construction within one month.

    21 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

Thursday 20 August

  1. NPP member says 2028 victory non-negotiable with new leadership

    Kennedy Kwesi Kankam, a former Nhyiaeso MP, commended the Ashanti Region's recent NPP executives election, stating the new leadership gives the party a 60% plus advantage in the 2028 elections and that NPP victory is non-negotiable. He urged the regional leadership to ensure transparency and accountability, and called for support in constructing a new party office.

    20 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 17 August

  1. NPP's new Ashanti chairman visits defeated rival, urges unity for 2028

    Newly elected Ashanti NPP Regional Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah visited his election contender Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu to promote party unity following Saturday's regional elections, where Appiah secured 663 votes to Kokofu's 269. Appiah said unity is essential for the NPP to regain power in 2028 and pledged to pursue reconciliation across all party levels.

    17 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. NPP's new Ashanti chairman COKA defeats Wontumi predecessor

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, known as COKA, has replaced Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) as the NPP's Ashanti Regional chairman after winning a delegate vote with 663 votes against Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu's 269. COKA campaigned on a platform of "less speeches and more work," positioning his leadership as distinct from his predecessor's style.

    17 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. COKA wins Ashanti NPP chairmanship; Okoe-Boye wins Greater Accra

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA) won the Ashanti NPP chairmanship with 658 votes (70.98% of 927 cast), defeating Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu's 269 votes (29.02%), while Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye won the Greater Accra NPP chairmanship race.

    17 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Saturday 15 August

  1. NPP elects new regional chairmen across country

    Delegates of the New Patriotic Party have elected new regional executives across the country as part of the party's reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general elections. Regional chairmen were elected on Saturday, August 15, with results declared for 15 of 16 regions, pending only in Western North Region.

    15 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. COKA wins NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman election decisively

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA) has been elected Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, polling 658 votes against Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu's 269 votes in the August 15, 2026 election. COKA's victory marks a comeback after a previous defeat by former Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako.

    15 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

  3. Odeneho Kwaku Appiah elected NPP Ashanti Region chairman

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah won the New Patriotic Party's regional executive elections in Ashanti with 663 votes, defeating former EPA chief Henry Kwabena Kokofu's 269 votes. The newly elected leadership is expected to lead the party's mobilisation and restructuring efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.

    15 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  4. NPP Ashanti committee chair dismisses court injunction as invalid

    The Ashanti Regional Executive Elections Committee of the NPP has dismissed reports of a court injunction halting regional executive polls, with the committee chairperson stating the alleged injunction document is invalid because the election committee was not properly named in the court documents.

    15 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  5. NPP Ashanti Region elects 11 regional executives with 1,020 delegates

    The New Patriotic Party in Ashanti Region held elections on August 15 with 1,020 delegates voting to choose 11 regional executive positions from 34 aspirants. The most competitive race was the regional chairmanship contest between Odeneho Kwaku Appiah and Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu.

    15 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 14 August

  1. NPP Ashanti chair hopeful COKA declares confidence ahead of Saturday election

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), a candidate for Ashanti Regional NPP chairmanship, has declared himself "unshakable" in his bid and confident he will win Saturday's regional delegates conference election. He cited his experience, grassroots engagement and commitment to restoring party unity and returning NPP to power in 2028.

    14 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. NPP regional chairmen Cudjoe and Coka favored in Eastern, Ashanti

    According to Chronicle sources, Kwadwo Boateng-Agyemang (Cudjoe) and Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (Coka) are favored by delegates for NPP chairmanship contests in the Eastern and Ashanti Regions respectively ahead of Saturday's election, with both incumbents showing strong grassroots support.

    14 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Thursday 13 August

  1. NPP lacks permanent regional office in Ashanti stronghold

    Despite Ashanti Region's status as the NPP's traditional stronghold, the party has not yet constructed a befitting regional head office. Former Bantama MP Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, a candidate for NPP regional chairmanship, expressed disappointment that funds previously mobilised from party financiers and sympathisers for the office construction have not been used.

    13 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Boako urges NPP members not to invoke Bawumia in regional elections

    Tano North MP Dr Gideon Boako has cautioned NPP members against invoking the party's flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in ongoing regional executive elections, saying Bawumia's interest is to see credible executives elected to help position the party for 2028 general elections, not to endorse particular candidates.

    13 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 21 July

  1. NPP Ashanti chair hopeful pledges to regain lost parliamentary seats

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, an aspiring NPP Chairman for the Ashanti Region, says he will work to win back parliamentary seats lost to the NDC and increase presidential votes for the NPP Flagbearer in the 2028 elections, emphasizing action over speeches and collective leadership.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 15 July

  1. COKA confident of winning Ashanti NPP regional chairman race

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, an Ashanti Regional chairman hopeful for the NPP, has declared that he will win the August 2026 regional elections with at least 90 per cent of votes, as part of the party's nationwide reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general elections.

    15 July 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 14 July

  1. COKA pledges multi-purpose NPP office for Ashanti Region

    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), an aspiring Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, has pledged to construct an additional multi-purpose office complex for the party in the region if elected, with groundbreaking within his first 100 days and completion of any unfinished aspects of the existing regional party office.

    14 July 2026 · Daily Guide →

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