Dada JoeThe Electoral commission of Ghana indicates that 24 political parties are registered with its outfit yet only a few are seen and heard of in the political circles in Ghana.
The 24 registered parties are:
1. Convention People’s Party (CPP)
2. Democratic People’s Party (DPP)
3. Democratic Freedom Party (DFP)
4. Eagle Party (EP)
5. Ghana Democratic Republican Party
6. Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)
7. Ghana National Party (GNP)
8. Ghana Freedom Party (GFP)
9. Independent People’s Party
10. National Democratic Congress (NDC)
11. New Patriotic Party (NPP)
12. New Vision Party
13. People’s National Convention(PNC)
14. Progressive People’s Party
15. Reformed Patriotic Democrats
16. United Peoples Party
17. United Love Party
18. United Front Party
19. United Development System Party
20. United Renaissance Party
21. United Ghana Movement
22. Yes People’s Party
23. All People’s Congress
24 . National Democratic Party
Out of this lot, only four are actively involved and consequently contribute to Ghana’s political process, NPP, NDC, PPP and CPP. The impact of the remaining 19 are negligible. Most of them have no representation in parliament
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