Alan Kyerematen has dismissed concerns that Ghana’s growing monetization of politics will hinder the success of his newly launched United Party, insisting that “most Ghanaians are tired of money-driven politics.”
In his view, political monetization benefits only a small elite within the two dominant parties. “If we’re talking about delegates, they don’t even make up one million people,” he said. “Out of 13 million voters, barely half a million benefit from the money culture. The majority of Ghanaians are against it.”
Kyerematen believes that this growing public disillusionment creates an opening for his new party. “We are saying no to monetization and yes to merit and nation-building,” he stated. “The United Party stands for Ghana first—not party first, not personal interest first.”
Acknowledging the high cost of political organization, he differentiated between necessary financing and what he called “vote-buying.” “There’s regular financing, which every political group needs, but monetization—paying to secure votes—is something we reject entirely,” he stressed.
Kyerematen described the UP as “a credible centrist alternative” that naturally aligns with the Ghanaian temperament. “Ghanaians are not extreme people,” he said. “They gravitate toward consensus, toward balance, and that’s exactly what we represent.”
