The newly rebranded United Party (UP), led by Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has rejected suggestions that former members who broke away from the New P
The newly rebranded United Party (UP), led by Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has rejected suggestions that former members who broke away from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) could be granted “amnesty” to return.
Speaking at a party gathering, UP National Chairman and former Madina MP, Boniface Abubakar Siddique, dismissed the proposal, insisting that those expelled from the NPP committed no offense that requires forgiveness.
“We were sacked from the NPP, but now they want to grant us amnesty? We will not go back,”
he declared, drawing loud applause from supporters.
Mr. Siddique questioned the basis of the NPP’s supposed offer, describing it as politically insincere.
“What crime did our leader commit? What crime did I commit in the NPP for you to sack me? And today you are telling me you are giving me amnesty? No way,”
he stressed.
Using an analogy drawn from Islamic tradition, he emphasized that the political split between the two parties is final.
“When you divorce a woman three times in Islam, she’s no longer your wife — not now, not ever,”
he remarked, prompting more cheers from the audience.
Alan Kyerematen, a former Minister for Trade and Industry, resigned from the NPP in 2023, citing unfair treatment and deep-seated internal divisions.
He later founded the Movement for Change, which has since been rebranded as the United Party, symbolizing what he calls a “new political beginning” for Ghana beyond the traditional NPP–NDC dominance.