Sammy Crabbe: I haven’t withdrawn; I’m in alliance with John Boadu

Crabbe said his name and picture remain on the ballot for the party’s national elections and that voters can still vote for him, although he is asking his supporters to back Boadu as part of their agreement.

He explained that the alliance followed several days of discussions with Boadu on how they could combine their strengths and pursue their respective political programmes.

“For a while, we have been having discussions. And John and I, we are friends. And so a couple of days ago, we said, look, can we sit down and look at how best we can leverage our strengths? So kind of pool resources, and then go get a thing,” Crabbe said.

He said the decision was reached after consultations with his campaign team, culminating in a final meeting on Saturday, October 3, where the terms of the alliance were agreed and signed.

Crabbe stressed that the arrangement should not be interpreted as a formal withdrawal from the chairmanship contest.

“No. So my name is still on. My picture is still on. You can go and still vote for me,” he said.

Asked whether he was therefore asking his supporters not to vote for him, Crabbe said his supporters could effectively advance his campaign programmes by voting for Boadu.

“I’m telling them that if they vote for John, they’ll be voting for the programmes I came around with. We are in an alliance,” he said.

Crabbe said the timing of the agreement made it impossible to remove his name and photograph from the ballot.

“At the time that we were sitting down, we were finalizing; it was too late to say, I withdraw, so don’t put my name and face on the ballot. It was too late. So we needed to describe what we’re doing,” he said.

He said under the alliance, Boadu would lead the party as national chairman while supporting the programmes and commitments agreed between the two camps.

“Truly, we’re creating an alliance. An alliance where when he goes in there, everybody knows that I come along with him and then I will be supporting him,” Crabbe said.

He added that the agreement was important because the programmes he had presented during his campaign would have to be incorporated into the work of the party under Boadu.

The NPP is holding its national elections on Saturday, October 3, 2026, with delegates voting to elect new national officers of the party.