The founder and head of the United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai Odike, has stated his support for a potential military coup in Ghana.
Odike claimed in an interview with Kofi TV that Ghana under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration is experiencing dictatorship which is worse than any of the military regimes the country has known in the past.
Odike claims that the nation is being devastated to the point where even the Volta Lake, the only clean body of water still in existence, is now being impacted by illegal small-scale mining (galamsey), and other significant water bodies like Ankobra, Pra, and Offin have also been destroyed.
Odike compared the activities of the Akufo-Addo administration to those of military dictatorships by accusing it of pursuing individuals and destroying their companies.
He questioned the democratic nature of the administration and criticized the president for surrounding himself with family members and making choices without consulting the 31 million citizens of Ghana, such as the contentious choice to build a cathedral.
In December 2012, Odike ran as the United Front Party’s candidate for president of Ghana.[ With 0.08% of the total votes cast, he finished eighth out of eight competitors.
There was a conflict inside the UFP. Odike and the party head Nana Agyenim Boateng were the primary characters. This resulted in sackings and counter-sackings as well as several altercations between the two sides.
The party ran in Ghana’s 2016 general election, however, it was unable to secure even one seat.[6] Addai Odike had been suspended before the election for violating the party’s constitution by naming his own son as acting general secretary.
After leaving the UFP, Odike and Razak Kojo Opoku formed the United Progressive Party, which was registered with the Ghanaian Electoral Commission (EC) in May 2015. As a result of persistent disagreements, he was expelled from the party in March 2019.
Following this dismissal, the party was split into two groups, each of which claimed to be in charge. After some controversy over who the UPP’s rightful presidential candidate was, Odike made his withdrawal from the race official.
He then supported Nana Akufo-Addo, who was leading the NPP at the time, the largest opposition party, in the 2016 election. However, in the months leading up to the 2020 election, he criticized Nana Akufo-Addo and charged him with nepotism.
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