[ 2014-08-06 ]

Political Parties agreed to collaborate effectively and efficiently for the 2016 general elections.
Registered Political Parties in Ghana have agreed
and consented to the formation of the Association
of Political Parties in Ghana (APPG) at the Head
Office of Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)
4th August 2014.

The association was initially pioneered by six
registered political parties such as Great
Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Democratic
People’s Party (DPP), United Front Party (UFP),
Yes People’s Party (YPP), Independent People’s
Party (IPP), and New Vision Party (NVP).

The core objectives of the association are to
assist member Political Parties where possible in
matters of administration, management ethics and
inter-political relationships, and also
collaborate with donor agencies and
non-governmental organizations to organize
Presidential debates for the Presidential
Candidates of member Parties during national
general elections.

The Association of Political Parties in Ghana
(APPG) shall strongly defend member Political
Parties and their leaders from external aggression
and intimidation.

The second meeting of the Association welcome the
entry of two members namely Jacob Osei Yeboah(2012
Independent Presidential Candidate) and Akua
Donkor(Founder & Leader of the Ghana Freedom
Party, GFP). Jacob Osei Yeboah personally attended
the meeting to offer unflinching support to the
association and pledges to join this powerful
movement for change. Akua Donkor was also affirmed
her Party membership to the association through a
telephone conversation. Now the membership of APPG
stands at eight and we are still inviting other
Political Parties and Independent Presidential
Candidates to join us to collectively improve the
practice of multi-party democracy in Ghana.

The member Political Parties and the 2012
independent Presidential candidate submitted their
proposals to the association and these proposals
shall be put together to constitute the legal and
administrative structural framework of the
association. The proposals were referred to the
Interim Legal Committee of the association headed
by an astute lawyer, Mr. Thomas N. Ward Brew for
legal Considerations.

According to Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey(Leader &
2012 Presidential Candidate of GCPP), Political
Parties without representatives in Parliament has
been marginalized for so long by the Institute of
Economic Affairs and the Electoral Commission of
Ghana and he said it is about time the Political
Parties without representatives in Parliament
unite to fight against this Political and
Constitutional injustices. Dr. Henry Lartey
emphasizes that with unity and effective cohesion
the Association of Political Parties in Ghana
(APPG) can change the course of democracy in Ghana
and serves as alternative ‘Third Force’ to the
NDC and NPP.

Mr. Thomas N. Brew stated that the Association of
Political Parties in Ghana (APPG) shall serve as
proper body for the mobilization of financial and
logistics resources for member Political Parties,
and also the association will foster a good
inter-political relationship between member
Political Parties and the Electoral Commission of
Ghana.

The view of Akua Donkor through a telephone
conversation was that the unnecessary intimidation
by the Electoral Commission towards the smaller
Political Parties is becoming unbearable and
nuisance. She believes that the requirement by the
Electoral Commission to have Offices across all
the 275 Constituencies is bogus and that
requirement by the Electoral Commission should be
repealed. According to Akua Donkor the formation
of this association is a laudable idea and she
commits her Party to the association.

Jacob Osei Yeboah was impressed by the formation
of this association that equally gives recognition
to Independent Presidential Candidates to join. He
believes that if this association is organized
well, it will be a threat to the survival of the
NDC and the NPP on the Political landscape of
Ghana. According to Jacob Osei Yeboah the
formation of this association of bringing
Political Parties and Independent Presidential
Candidates together under one umbrella is a very
good project and he is fully in support of this
movement for change towards the 2016 general
elections.

Meanwhile, the member Political Parties have
agreed to collaborate and support each Political
Party effectively and efficiently as far as the
2016 general elections is concern.

……Signed………
Razak Kojo Opoku
(Executive Secretary)

Source - Razak Kojo Opoku

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