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.
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[edit] Registration
The party was officially registered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana as a political party in Ghana on 10 January 1997.[1]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Party on vacation
In 2002, the leader of the party, Wereko-Brobby announced that the party is on vacation.[3]
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ a b "The United Ghana Movement". Ghana Review International. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928085152/http://212.67.202.38/~gri/Elect/UGM.html. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ^ "African Elections Database". Albert C. Nunley. http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#2000_Presidential_Election. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ^ "United Ghana Movement". Ghana Home Page. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/republic/ugm.php. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
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