Ghana’s former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has officially launched the United Party (UP), describing it as the dawn of a new political era that will unite the country, end divisive partisanship, and usher in a golden age of economic transformation.

The launch, held at the Coconut Groove Hotel in Accra on Thursday, marked the official public debut of the new party after it received its provisional certificate from the Electoral Commission on 3rd October 2025.

In his keynote address, Alan Kyerematen declared that the United Party was born out of a national desire to end the culture of winner-takes-all politics and replace it with inclusive, transparent, and accountable governance.

“Today, we are ushering in a new dawn in Ghanaian politics, a new dawn that will end the duopoly, eliminate rancour and acrimony, and create prosperity for all,” he said to a cheering audience of party members, media, and civil society representatives.

He outlined the UP’s Vision 2040, known as the Paradise Project, which seeks to make Ghana the economic powerhouse of Africa within fifteen years.

The Party’s mission, he explained, is to build a united, peaceful, secure, and prosperous nation that provides equal opportunity for every Ghanaian, particularly the youth, women, and vulnerable groups, to realise their full potential.

“The UP is a centrist party that promotes balance, pragmatism, and consensus across ideological divides,” he added.

Kyerematen reaffirmed his commitment to economic transformation through his flagship Great Transformational Plan, a comprehensive policy framework first introduced under the Movement for Change.

He said the plan would stabilise the macroeconomy, reduce public debt, promote private sector financing of infrastructure, and make Ghana the manufacturing hub of Africa through ten strategic anchor industries.

The plan also includes reforms in agriculture, education, housing, and health, with a strong emphasis on skills-based education, universal healthcare, and affordable housing.

The UP leader said the party’s logo, the Monarch Butterfly, symbolises transformation, resilience and endurance, while its colours of yellow, black and white represent Ghana’s gold wealth, the Black Star of Africa and purity.

“We are maintaining the symbol and colours of the Movement for Change because they represent transformation and hope,” he said.

He emphasised that the UP will promote ethical leadership, meritocracy, discipline, patriotism, and a zero-tolerance policy for corruption.



Interim National Chairman Abu-Bakar Saddique Boniface traced the historical roots of the UP tradition, noting that the new UP Plus carries forward the values of service, liberty, and private enterprise that defined Ghana’s early democratic politics.

He said the UP Plus would bridge political divides by bringing together citizens from different backgrounds under a common vision of integrity and national unity.

“We are a centre party, pragmatic, inclusive and focused on competence and merit,” he declared, urging Ghanaians disillusioned with the NPP and NDC to see the UP Plus as a credible and welcoming alternative.

Interim General Secretary Yaw Buaben Asamoa described the formation of the United Party as a historic and necessary correction to Ghana’s political system.

He said the party offers a home for the silent majority, the millions of Ghanaians who abstained from voting in 2024 out of frustration with the two dominant parties.

He also announced that the UP will champion constitutional reforms to promote coalition governance, abolish the Council of State, and create a Second Chamber of Governance representing civil society, traditional leaders, labour, and faith-based groups.

The event concluded with renewed optimism as Alan Kyerematen proclaimed the United Party as the future of Ghana, calling on citizens to rally behind the Party’s “Ghana First” agenda.

“United we stand, divided we fall,” he said. “God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong.”