United Renaissance Party

United Renaissance Party
AbbreviationURP
General SecretaryAlhassan Saeed
FounderEric Charles Kofi Wayo
Founded2007
Registered2007
Split fromNew Patriotic Party
HeadquartersAccra
ColorsOrange, White, Green and Yellow
SloganPutting Ghana Right

The United Renaissance Party is a Ghanaian political party registered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana.[1] It was founded in 2007. The first leader was Kofi Wayo.[2][3]

In an interview in 2009, Kofi Wayo stated that the electoral rules in Ghana needed overhauling.[4]

Wayo declared in 2017 that he was leaving politics for farming. He said he was keen to support farmers in villages while suggesting that politicians did not do so.[5]

  1. ^ "Political Parties". Official website. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ "United Renaissance Party-URP". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project - Ghana: Political Parties registered for 2012 elections". Official website. Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ "In Ghana, Leader of United Renaissance Party Calls for Political Reform". voanews.com. Voice of America News. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Kofi Wayo 'resigns' from politics?". Graphic Online. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.