Ghana Freedom Party

The Ghana Freedom Party is a party founded by Akua Donkor, a farmer. This was largely to help her ambitions to become President of Ghana.

Ghana Freedom Party
LeaderAkua Donkor
General SecretaryKusi Collins
FounderAkua Donkor
HeadquartersKabu, Akwampim North Municipality, Eastern Region
Colours   
Green and yellow
SloganLove and Unity
Parliament
0 / 275
Election symbol
Cocoa

Disqualifications

She was disqualified by the Electoral Commission of Ghana from contesting the Ghanaian presidential election, 2012 as an independent candidate. This was due to irregularities on the registration documents for the election. Akua Donkor who was this time the party's candidate for the Ghanaian presidential election, 2016[1] was again disqualified in October 2016.[2] She appeared to back the incumbent President at the time, John Mahama when her candidacy was rejected by the Electoral Commission.[3] The party headquarters was sited at Kabu, which is a village in the Akwapim North Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana.[4] This was gutted by fire in January 2016.[5]

2020 election

Akua Donkor submitted her nomination forms to contest the 2020 presidential election in person to the Electoral Commissioner, Jean Mensa.[6] Her running mate was Ernest Adakabre Frimpong Manso.[7]In the election, she won 5,574 votes (0.04% of the total votes cast) to place 11th out of 12 aspirants.[8] Akua Donkor was quick to concede to Nana Akufo-Addo prior to the formal declaration of the results by the Electoral Commission on 10 December 2020. She was also pleased to have made it onto the ballot this time round.[9]

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections
Election Number of LPG votes Share of votes Seats +/- Position Outcome of election
2020 0 Not represented in parliament

Presidential elections
Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
2020 Akua Donkor 5,574 0.04% 11th of 12[8]
2016 Akua Donkor — — Disqualified
2012 Akua Donkor — — Disqualified

See also

References
  1. "Akua Donkor Will Contest 2016 Presidency". NewsGhana.com. News Ghana. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. "EC disqualifies thirteen presidential aspirants". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. "Akua Donkor calms supporters, says 2020 is her surest bet". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. "Ghana Freedom Party opens head office, pledges SHS and electricity". GhanaBusinessNews.com. Ghana Business News. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. "Akua Donkor party office burnt". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. "Election 2020: Akua Donkor, Adakabre submit nomination forms". www.ghanaweb.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. Zurek, Kwaku (8 October 2020). "Why I accepted to be Akua Donkor's running mate - radio host Adakabre". Graphic Online. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. "EC revises disparities in presidential election results". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. "Akua Donkor concedes to Akufo-Addo ahead of EC declaration". www.ghanaweb.com. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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