The Ghana Union Movement is a political party in
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. It was founded by
Christian Kwabena Andrews who is also the founder of the Life Assembly Worship Center in
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
. During the launch of the party, he declared that he is "new
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An in ...
" and also that the "spirit of Nkrumah is back."
The party's agenda received some backing from
Samia Nkrumah
Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah (born 23 June 1960) is a Ghanaian politician and chairperson of the Convention People's Party (CPP). In the 2008 parliamentary election, she won the Jomoro constituency seat at her first attempt. She is the daughte ...
, daughter of Kwame Nkrumah.
2020 general election
Andrews is one of the presidential candidates for the
2020 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama says he ...
. He filed his nomination papers on 7 October 2020. On completion of the registration process, his name came third from the top on the ballot paper. Andrew nominated
Abu Grant Lukeman as his running mate for the election.
Electoral results
Parliamentary results
Presidential elections
See also
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List of political parties in Ghana
This article lists political parties in Ghana.
Ghana has a multi-party system, However, there are two dominant political parties (the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party), with extreme difficulty for anyone to achieve elect ...
References
2019 establishments in Ghana
Political parties established in 2019
Political parties in Ghana
Social democratic parties in Ghana
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