NPP, NDC dominance has made Ghana’s politics more exclusionary — Buaben Asamoa

Interim General Secretary of the United Party, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has noted that Ghana’s long-standing two-party dominance has narrowed the political space and limited genuine choice for voters.

He said the continued control of national politics by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sidelined alternative voices.

According to him, the situation has made the political system less inclusive over the past three decades.

Speaking on Accra-based Starr FM, Mr Buaben Asamoa said many political actors have grown accustomed to a system that offers little room outside the two dominant parties.

“For 30 years, it has been two parties, NPP and NDC, and because they have dominated, there is no space for those who are dissatisfied with the two to operate.

“You either join them or you are out, and unfortunately, that dominance has made them more exclusionary than inclusionary,” he stated.

Mr Buaben Asamoa, a former NPP Member of Parliament, said the formation of the United Party was driven by the need to provide an alternative political home for citizens unhappy with the status quo.

He noted that the goal is not to claim moral superiority, but to expand democratic choice.

“We believed something had to give, and that is why we went into this movement to create a door for people to step into. Democracy is not black and white, but the essential thing is choice and the ability for people to express themselves and influence events,” the former lawmaker stressed.