UPP/NPP ALLIANCE OUTDOORED

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The Founder, Leader and National Chairman of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Akwasi Addai, popularly known as Odike, has officially declared an alliance between his party and the NPP in Kumasi, while offering his support for the flagbearer of the NPP, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo in his quest to win next month’s Presidential elections. 


Consequently, Odike has called on the rank and file of the UPP to also join ranks with the NPP and its campaign activities so as to maximize votes for the party and Nana Akuffo Addo to ensure that the flagbearer becomes Ghana’s next President.

 Also at the event to declare the alliance were Odike’s Vice Presidential candidate, Yaw Brogya, some of the 2nd National Vice Chairman of the UPP, Nana Prempeh, the National Treasurer, Adjei Akrong, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, a former Minister of Chieftaincy Affairs, Sampson Kwaku Boafo as well as the founder of the Independent People’s Party, Kofi Akpaloo.

 In his remarks, Odike explained that his withdrawal from the Presidential contest was due to frustrations by the Electoral Commission, saying that the EC’s disqualification of some of the aspirants from this year’s election was already planned. 

According to him, his decision to align with the NPP was informed by an invitation by Nana Akuffo Addo to him and the UPP to join ranks with the NPP soon after the EC announced the disqualification. 

Odike noted also that his vision of job creation and building a resilient economy is tied to that of Nana Akuffo Addo’s.

 He said Ghana’s economy is now in a mess and that the NDC government led by President Mahama has rather prioritized infrastructural expansion at the expense of the people’s wellbeing, thereby causing an unbearable socio-economic hardship in the society all because of bad economic policies. 

Odike urged Nana Akuffo Addo and the NPP government, if they win the elections, to form a synergy of what he calls, ‘critical economic minds’ to ensure an immediate implementation of good policies upon assumption of office, saying that Ghanaians can no longer tolerate a plea to ‘tighten their belt’ after the party into power.

 Odike promised to woo three more political parties to align with the NPP before the elections. 

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, thanked Odike and his party for throwing their weight behind the NPP and asked members of the NPP to accept them. 

He emphasized that the NPP’s victory in this year’s elections is assured and that nothing can stop it.

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