Mark Kevor Re-Elected NDC Eastern Regional Chairman, Pledges to Turn Region “Green”

Ing. Dr. Mark Oliver Kevor has been re-elected as Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), securing a fresh mandate to lead the party’s machinery in a region it hopes to transform from competitive battleground to stronghold.

The incumbent chairman retained his position in the party’s regional executive elections held on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Kwahu Mpraeso in the Eastern Region . While the exact vote tally was not immediately released, Kevor’s victory was declared alongside other regional chairpersons elected across 11 of Ghana’s 16 regions .

A Campaign Built on Data and Discipline

Kevor’s re-election campaign was anchored on his track record in the 2024 general elections, when the NDC’s share of the Eastern Region vote rose to 48.5 percent—a significant improvement from 36.5 percent in 2016 . He argued that the party’s near-48 percent performance could not be its final destination, calling for consolidation rather than complacency.

“Our goal must be clear: to turn the Eastern Region green, constituency by constituency and branch by branch,” Kevor stated ahead of the polls .

His organisational philosophy draws heavily from lessons learned working alongside the late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the former Defence Minister and NDC Director of Elections who died in a helicopter crash in August 2025. Kevor has said he intends to honour Omane Boamah’s memory by embedding a culture of “data, discipline, strategy and attention to detail” throughout the party’s structures, from the regional level down to every branch .

That approach reflects Omane Boamah’s legacy within the NDC. The late minister was widely credited with transforming the party’s electoral machinery, training over 160,000 polling agents for the 2024 elections and erasing doubts about the NDC’s ability to compile and protect its votes .

The Contest and the Mandate

Kevor faced challenges from former Regional Chairman Bismarck Tawiah Boateng and David Dakudzi, both of whom sought to unseat the incumbent . His campaign received a significant boost in early November when executives from the four Krobo constituencies—Asuogyaman, Yilo Krobo, Lower Manya Krobo, and Upper Manya Krobo—publicly endorsed his re-election and pledged to campaign on his behalf .

The Eastern Region result forms part of a nationwide internal reorganisation by the governing NDC, which elected chairpersons in 11 regions on November 14. The party’s National Delegates Congress is scheduled for December 19, 2026, and the newly elected regional executives will be tasked with strengthening grassroots structures and preparing for the 2028 general elections .

What Comes Next

For Kevor, the immediate challenge is translating his organisational vision into tangible gains in a region the NDC has long sought to fully claim. The Eastern Region has historically leaned toward the opposition New Patriotic Party, but the NDC’s 2024 performance suggested a shifting landscape.

Kevor’s message to delegates before the vote was blunt: “There’s no time for trial and error. We want somebody who is experienced, who is already doing the work” .

With his re-election secured, that experience will now be tested against the twin pressures of internal party cohesion and the broader ambition of turning the Eastern Region “green” ahead of 2028.