United Ghana Movement

The United Ghana Movement is a political party in Ghana. The founder is Charles Wereko-Brobby, formerly a leading member of the New Patriotic Party.

United Ghana Movement
LeaderCharles Wereko-Brobby
ChairmanNii Armah Tagoe
General SecretaryEric Dutenya Kwabla
Vice-ChairmanBashiru Alhassan Daballi
TreasurerLawrence Adotey Addo
Youth CoordinatorDamasus Tuurosong
Women’s CoordinatorLinda Awuah
Campaign CoordinatorPrince Aboagye
FounderCharles Wereko-Brobby
Founded1992
Registered10 January 1997
Dissolved2007
Split fromNew Patriotic Party
HeadquartersAccra
Colours     
Blue, white and green
SloganGrooming People for Ghana’s Development
Election symbol
A clenched fist of the hand with the index and middle fingers raised together

Registration

The party was officially registered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana as a political party in Ghana on 10 January 1997.[1]

Electoral performance

2000 elections

The first general elections the party contested were the presidential and parliamentary elections of December 2000. Charles Wereko-Brobby stood for president on the party's ticket in December 2000 and came seventh with 0.3% of the popular vote.[2] The party also contested the parliamentary elections in the same year but won no seats.

Parliamentary elections
Election Number of UGM votes Share of votes Seats +/- Position Outcome of election
2000[3] 32,632 0.50% 0 — 6th Not represented in parliament

Presidential elections
Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
2000[3] Charles Wereko-Brobby 22,123 0.34% 7th of 7

Party on vacation

In 2002, the leader of the party, Wereko-Brobby announced that the party is on vacation.[4]

Symbols

The party symbols are as follows:[1]

  • Motto - Growing people for Ghana's development.
  • Symbol - A clenched fist of the hand with the index and middle fingers raised together.
  • Colours - Blue, White and Green

References
  1. "The United Ghana Movement". Ghana Review International. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
  2. "African Elections Database". Albert C. Nunley. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
  3. Nunley, Albert C. "Elections in Ghana". AFRICAN ELECTIONS DATABASE. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. "United Ghana Movement". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-07-30.

See also
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