Legal scholar and governance advocate, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar, has urged the newly launched United Party (UP) to focus on substance, integrity, and credible reforms if it hopes to become a genuine political alternative to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

In a Facebook post on October 16, 2025, Prof Asare welcomed the formation of the UP, describing it as ‘born on a Thursday’ and symbolically naming it Yao, Yaw, Kwaw, Ekow, or their female counterparts Yawo, Yaa, and Yaba.

He said the emergence of the party reflects a "growing desire for reformist, principled politics that transcends the stale NPP–NDC duopoly," but cautioned that its credibility would depend on genuine ideas and discipline, rather than rhetoric or nostalgia.

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“If the new UP aspires to be more than a nostalgic revival or a protest movement, it must institutionalize credibility. It must give voters food for thought, not recycled slogans. It must not present itself as a United Party reincarnated or a Busia–Dombo–Danquah lite,” he stated.

Kwaku Azar advised the party to demonstrate integrity in public finance, build grassroots strength, and recruit competent and ethical candidates through transparent processes.

He also called for a distinct ideological identity anchored in constitutionalism, fairness, and enterprise.

Kwaku Azar further urged the UP to present a credible governance blueprint addressing unemployment, inflation, education, healthcare, and illegal mining, while promoting internal democracy and openness through digital tools and transparent financing.

He added that the UP should first prove its capacity at the local level before seeking national dominance, recommending that it aim to register one million members by 2027 and use an electronic voting system to select its presidential candidate.

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He stressed that if the party embraces unity, discipline, and a culture of service, it could restore public trust in Ghanaian politics.

“If the new United Party embraces these principles, it will not merely recall a historic tradition it will renew faith in politics itself,” he indicated.

Read his full post below:



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