Democratic Freedom Party
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The Democratic Freedom Party is a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2006.
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[edit] Formation
The formation of the party was first announced by Dr. Obed Asamoah, former chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in February 2006.[1] This follows a split between a Rawlings faction and a Asamoah faction within the NDC.[2] The founding members include former leading members of the NDC such as Dr. Obed Asamoah, immediate past chairman of the NDC and also a former Attorney General and Foreign minister in the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) and NDC governments among others. There are other founding members from the Nkrumahist tradition as well.[3]
[edit] Registration
The party received its final electoral certificate on October 20, 2006 allowing it to function as a political party in Ghana.[4]
As of 2007, the Interim Chairman of the party is Alhaji Abdul Rahaman Issah.[5]
[edit] Congress
The party is scheduled to hold its first congress in March 2008 in the lead up to Presidential and Parliamentary elections due in December 2008. [6]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "Obed out with Democratic Freedom Party (DFP)", News website, GhanaToday, 28 February 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Ghana at a glance. Official Website of the Statesman Newspaper. The Statesman (22 December 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Amankwah, Kwabena (25 October 2006). Obed Asamoah: I've no interest in the presidency. Official Website of the Statesman Newspaper. The Statesman. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ "Democratic Freedom Party receives final certificate", General News of Friday, 20 October 2006, Ghana Home Page, 20 October 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Ghana. The World Factbook. CIA (15 March, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ DFP for congress in March. General News of Monday, 31 December 2007. Ghana Home Page (31 December 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
