The Electoral Commission (EC) has given the United Progressive Party (UPP) the\u00a0final certification to contest the 2016 election.<\/p>\n
The newly formed party was given the approval last Friday after the EC indicated that it has met all the requirements.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”rgPVLxKQBiJWOEFqxAV79TpWt4vYcDO4″]With 23 registered political parties\u00a0in Ghana under the fourth Republic, the UPP is now the 24 registered political party in Ghana.<\/p>\n
The party is formed by the flagbearer of the United Front Party (UFP), Akwasi Addae, popularly known as \u201cOdike\u201d.<\/p>\n
Odike; a popular footwear dealer in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region was elected flagbearer of the UFP but he was later sacked by the party\u2019s National Executive Committee ahead of the 2012 general elections for incompetence.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Citi News after receiving the certification for his new party, Odike said the UPP\u2019s main focus is to win the 2016 election with its job creation message.<\/p>\n
He admitted that the two main political parties in Ghana \u2013 the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have a large following but the vision of the UPP will help them emerge winners in the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n
According to him, the UPP has all the needed structures in place to help them kick out the governing NDC.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is clear that we are going to contest the 2016 elections because we are ready; we have the structures already in place.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the congress, we will start campaigning aggressively and vigorously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The slogan of the UPP is \u201cUFP: Eye mere, UPP: Ye merenie.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana![\"Akwasi](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/odike.jpg\")
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