A Kumasi-based businessman, Mr Kwasi Addae, aka Odike was Saturday acclaimed as the flag bearer of the United Front Party (UFP) for the 2012 presidential election and immediately declared that the party was poised to break the NDC/NPP duopoly in the next elections.
He said the UFP was working hard to win the elections to bring hope to Ghanaians.
The acclamation took place at the National Delegates Congress held at the Jubilee Park in Kumasi. With the acclamation, the UFP became the third party to elect its presidential candidate for the next elections after the NPP and NDC.
Mr Addae, who is the founder of the party, was the only person to file his papers at the close of nominations.
Supervised by the Electoral Commission, the congress was attended by delegates from all the 10 regions. Addressing members of the party, Mr. Addae said addressing unemployment would be the priority of his presidency.
By addressing unemployment, he said, poverty would be reduced to appreciable levels. Mr Addae said modern governance belonged to people with business acumen. �This is where I stand tall amongst all others in the competition,� he added.
At the congress, national officers were also elected by acclamation.
The national chairman, Mr Agyenim Boateng disclosed that the party would field parliamentary candidates in all the constituencies. He called on members and supporters to work hard in their various constituencies to make the UFP dream come true.
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