PPP ready for merger ahead of election 2020
Nii Allotey Brew Hammond said the PPP is ready to merge with other political parties in a bid to form an alternative political force.
The party said the alliance with other political parties will establish a strong and viable alternative political movement to kick out the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2020.
The National Chairman of the PPP, Nii Allotey Brew Hammond, at a press conference said the PPP is ready to merge with other political parties in a bid to form an alternative political force.
He said "The National Committee approved a resolution to work to establish a strong viable alternative political movement in Ghana. After careful consideration, the party wishes to invite like-minded progressive political parties and individuals to discuss and reach agreements to forge an alternative to the NPP and the NDC to contest election 2020 and beyond.
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"Indeed, the 2008 elections gave this same indication that the people wanted change but felt their choice of the change agent was limited," he added.
He said the winner-takes-all posture by the NPP and the NDC will not inure to the benefit of the country.
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"So we do not want to wait until elections time to start pulling that like-minded forces together. We do not care for the repetition of campaign slogans; we believe that only an alternative moment will make this happen," he added.
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