United Ghana Movement

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The United Ghana Movement is a political party in Ghana. The founder is Charles Wereko-Brobby, formerly a leading member of the New Patriotic Party.

Registration

The party was officially registered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana as a political party in Ghana on 10 January 1997.^[1]

2000 elections

The first general elections the party contested were the presidential and parliamentary elections of December 2000. Charles Wereko-Brobby stood for president on the party's ticket in December 2000 and came seventh with 0.3% of the popular vote.^[2] The party also contested the parliamentary elections in the same year but won no seats.

Party on vacation

In 2002, the leader of the party, Wereko-Brobby announced that the party is on vacation.^[3]

Symbols

The party symbols are as follows:^[1]

Motto - Growing people for Ghana’s development.
Symbol - A clenched fist of the hand with the index and middle fingers raised together.
Colours - Blue, White and Green

References

1 2 "The United Ghana Movement". Ghana Review International. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
↑ "African Elections Database". Albert C. Nunley. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
↑ "United Ghana Movement". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-07-30.

External links

UGM information on Ghana Review International

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