United Ghana Movement

United Ghana Movement
Leader	Charles Wereko-Brobby
Chairman	Nii Armah Tagoe
General Secretary	Eric Dutenya Kwabla
Vice-Chairman	Bashiru Alhassan Daballi
Treasurer	Lawrence Adotey Addo
Youth Coordinator	Damasus Tuurosong
Women’s Coordinator	Linda Awuah
Campaign Coordinator	Prince Aboagye
Founder	Charles Wereko-Brobby
Founded	1992
Registered	10 January 1997
Dissolved	2007
Split from	New Patriotic Party
Headquarters	Accra
Colours	Blue, white and green
Slogan	Grooming People for Ghana’s Development
Election symbol
A clenched fist of the hand with the index and middle fingers raised together
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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]

Electoral performance

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.

Parliamentary elections

Election	Number of UGM votes	Share of votes	Seats	+/-	Position	Outcome of election
2000[3]	32,632	0.50%	0	—	6th	Not represented in parliament

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Number of votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election
2000[3]	Charles Wereko-Brobby	22,123	0.34%	7th of 7

Party on vacation

In 2002, the leader of the party, Wereko-Brobby announced that the party is on vacation.[4]

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

See also

• List of political parties in Ghana

References

1. "The United Ghana Movement". Ghana Review International. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
2. "African Elections Database". Albert C. Nunley. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
3. Nunley, Albert C. "Elections in Ghana". AFRICAN ELECTIONS DATABASE. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
4. "United Ghana Movement". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-07-30.

External links

• UGM information on Ghana Review International