Percival Kofi Akpaloo is a Ghanaian politician. He is the leader of the

Liberal Party of Ghana The Liberal Party of Ghana is a political party in Ghana. The party replaced the Independent People's Party (IPP) which was originally founded by Kofi Akpaloo in 2011. Akpaloo, who was nominated to be the presidential candidate for the IPP was ...

. He was also the party's presidential candidate 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 ...

Politics

Independent People's Party

Akpaloo founded the Independent People's Party (IPP) in 2011. He was the leader of the party when it contested the 2012 Ghanaian general election but won no seats. He was disqualified from contesting the

2016 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Ad ...

as the presidential candidate of the party by the

Electoral Commission of Ghana The Electoral Commission of Ghana(EC) is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members, its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. The current commission was established by the Elec ...

, a decision he unsuccessfully contested in court.

Liberal Party of Ghana

Akpaloo dissolved the IPP and formed the

in its stead in March 2017. He was selected by the party to stand as its presidential candidate in the

on 7 December 2020. Margaret Obrian Sarfo was chosen as his running mate

Personal life

Akpaloo grew up in a big family and had a big family of his own with 6 children.

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