The United Party (UP Plus) says it is building a sustainable political force that will outlast Ghana’s short-lived third-party experiments by focusing on two key national priorities: economic revival and constitutional reform.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, the party’s General Secretary, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, said UP Plus is offering more than just political ambition — it is laying the groundwork for long-term change that directly addresses the structural challenges that have stalled Ghana’s development under successive NPP and NDC administrations.
“We have two paths for sustainability,” Buaben Asamoa said. “For those who think we are not here to stay, the difference between us and previous parties that have disappeared in the Fourth Republic is clear. The first path is the necessity of economic revival and growth, and many are worried about that. We expect to bring many on board.”
The former MP and legal practitioner emphasized that UP Plus aims to rally support from Ghanaians who feel left behind by years of political stagnation and economic mismanagement. He reiterated the party’s centrist position and its mission to galvanise broad public opinion for meaningful reform.
In addition to its economic agenda, Buaben Asamoa outlined a second core pillar of the party’s strategy: reforming the 1992 Constitution. He argued that the structure of the Fourth Republic has unintentionally entrenched the dominance of the NPP and NDC, particularly through Article 63 clauses 4 and 5, which govern presidential election runoffs.
“This duopoly has, unfortunately, been strengthened by the Fourth Republican constitutional structure,” he said. “None of these dominant parties has total control over voter sentiments. There are often runoffs. We are saying that Article 63(4) and (5), which require a runoff, should be done away with.”
He proposed a shift to coalition governments in situations where no single party secures an outright majority in the first round of voting. “If on the first run, a party makes 50+1, they are home and dry. If they don’t, the smaller parties they would have used as horses to get past 50+1 should be brought together as governing partners in a coalition government,” he explained.
Buaben Asamoa’s comments echo earlier statements by the party’s Director of Communications, Solomon Owusu, who described UP Plus as a vehicle to unite talents from across political lines and civil society to build a more competent, inclusive, and transparent government.
Founded on October 3, 2025, following its registration by the Electoral Commission, UP Plus is the rebranded identity of Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change. The party has positioned itself as a centrist and reform-driven alternative to the traditional political establishment, with plans to contest the 2028 general elections.
At the party’s launch, Chairman Abubakar Saddique Boniface pledged a commitment to transformational leadership rooted in integrity and competence. Party leader Alan Kyerematen described the rebranding as a “new dawn” in Ghanaian politics — one focused on economic recovery, institutional reform, and national unity.
As UP Plus continues to roll out its agenda, it has made clear that it is not seeking to simply disrupt the political status quo — it aims to replace it.
Source:Lovinghananews.com
