The New Vision Party (NVP) is a

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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 formed in 2008. The founder is Prophet

Daniel Nkansah Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

of the New Vision Pentecostal Church in

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, Ghana. The party's colours are

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and

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. Daniel Nkansah was nominated as the party's candidate for the

Ghanaian presidential election, 2008 General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election was held on 28 December 2008 between the two candidates who received the most votes, Nana Akufo-Addo of the govern ...

. The party is perceived by some to have a religious affiliation though this is denied by its leadership who insist that there are people with various religious backgrounds in the leadership.

References

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