The President and Founder of the UP Tradition Institute, Dr. Razak Kojo Opoku, has publicly distanced his organisation from the newly formed United Party (UP) established by former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen.

In a statement issued in Accra, Dr. Opoku clarified that his institute, which promotes the historical and ideological roots of the United Party tradition within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has no affiliation whatsoever with Mr. Kyerematen’s new political movement.

“My UP Tradition Institute has absolutely nothing to do with Alan’s United Party,” Dr. Opoku said.

“He left the NPP and has now turned around to form a party named United Party (UP), forgetting that the UP tradition belongs to the NPP'' he said.

Dr. Opoku, a known advocate of the NPP’s Danquah-Busia-Dombo heritage, described the use of the “United Party” name as historically misplaced, noting that it symbolises the foundation upon which the NPP was built.

He stressed that no “true blue-blooded Elephant”—a reference to loyal NPP members—would join or support Mr. Kyerematen’s new party.

“He defied a united NPP to form his own United Party. It’s ironic that he ran away from unity only to create something called ‘United,’” Dr. Opoku remarked.

While asserting that the NPP has every legal right to take action against the use of the “United Party” name, Dr. Opoku indicated that the opposition party is unlikely to pursue litigation.

“The NPP may not waste its time, energy, and resources on their ‘United Party,’” he stated.

Dr. Opoku reaffirmed his institute’s commitment to preserving the intellectual and ideological heritage of the UP tradition within the NPP and ensuring that its historical significance is not distorted or misappropriated.

 

Mr. Alan Kyerematen, who resigned from the NPP in 2024 after withdrawing from the party’s presidential primary, launched the Movement for Change as an independent political organisation aimed at promoting unity, job creation, and national transformation in the last elections.