Electoral Commission To Cancel 17 Political Parties In Ghana

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has identified 17 political parties without local or national representation.

So, the EC has given the 17 political parties until Thursday, October 20, 2022, to show why their registrations shouldn’t be canceled under the Political Parties Act of 2000, Act 574.

The United Progressive Party (UPP), which is based in Kumasi and led by Akwasi Addae, also known as Odike, is one of the parties.

The United Front Party (UFP) is another one on the list. It was also started by Akwasi Addai Odike and Nana Agyenim Boateng, who is better known as Gyataba. However, after some disagreements, Odike left or was kicked out and started a new party, the UPP.

The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) is also on the list. It was started by Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah and a few other National Democratic Congress (NDC) members who were unhappy with some things that were happening in the NDC and left to start the DFP after the 2005 national executive elections in the NDC.

The Reform Patriotic Democrats are also on the list. They used to be led by Kofi Akpaloo, who now leads the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG).

The offices of all registered political parties in Ghana were checked by the Electoral Commission. This was done all over the country.

“The Commission plans to use Section 15 (3) (c) of the Political Parties Act of 2000, Act 574, which tells it to cancel the registration of Political Parties that don’t have offices at the national and regional levels.”

“In the same way, this notice asks the following political parties to explain in writing to the Electoral Commission why their registration should not be canceled,” the notice from Thursday, October 13, 2022, said.

The parties are;

Democratic People’s Party (DPP)

United Front Party (UFP)

United Development System Party (UDSP)

Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE)

Yes People’s Party (YPP)