United Progressive Party (Ghana)

The United Progressive Party is a political party in Ghana. Its founders were Akwasi Addai Odike and Razak Kojo Opoku. It received its final certificate of registration from the Electoral Commission of Ghana in May 2015.[1]

United Progressive Party
LeaderAkwasi Addai Odike
FoundersAkwasi Addai Odike
Razak Kojo Opoku
Registered27 May 2015 (2015-05-27)
IdeologySocial democracy
National affiliationGhana
SloganUFP: Ɛyɛ Merɛ, UPP: Yɛ Merɛnie

The party contested the 2016 Ghanaian general election but failed to win a single seat.[2] Prior to that election, Addai Odike had been suspended for breaching the party's constitution in appointing his own son as the acting General Secretary.

In March 2019, he was sacked from the party due to ongoing differences.[3] Odike managed to become the party's nominee to stand for president in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.[4] He complained during the week candidates were submitting their forms to the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) that various people including the EC and some New Patriotic Party officials were preventing him from registering.[5] Although he managed to file his nomination papers on schedule, he was disqualified from contesting the 2020 election by the Electoral Commission because his documents were not satisfactory. Odike expressed surprise and indicated that he was going to contest the decision.[6]

See also

References
  1. "United Progressive Party to Receive Final Certificate". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. "Election for Ghanaian Parliament". IFES Election Guide. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "UPP sacks Odike". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "United Progressive Party(UPP)unveils Akwasi Addai Odike as Presidential Candidate & Other Executives". YouTube. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. "NPP, EC are ganging up to kick me out of 2020 presidential race - Odike". ghanaweb,com. GhanaWeb. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. Korankye, Kester Aburam (19 October 2020). "EC axes 5, clears 12 presidential candidates to contest 2020 election". Graphic Online. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2020. It is preposterous for the EC to say I am not qualified
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