Alan John Kyerematen’s Movement for Change (M4C) and Dr. Michael Abu Sakara Foster’s National Interest Movement (NIM), a political Civil Society Coalition, have announced that they have finished negotiations with several political groups and people to form a grand alliance that will run in the general elections of 2024.
On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Alliance will officially launch. This information was released on April 4, 2024.
“To elect the first Independent Candidate as the President of the Republic of Ghana, the Alliance, named the ‘Alliance for Revolutionary Change’ (ARC), will aggressively mobilize Ghanaians from all over the country, especially the youth and women, irrespective of their political, religious, and ethnic affiliations, in a grand coalition. A section of the news release stated, “The Alliance if voted into government, will focus on ending the cycle of poverty and resetting the nation on a new path to prosperity.”
“After 32 years in government, the NDC and the NPP have failed to address the fundamental challenges of development in our beloved country,” the announcement states. “The Alliance seeks to end the dominance of the duopoly in Ghanaian politics.” The “Winner takes all” mentality, the lack of consistency in the implementation of government programs linked to the duopoly, and the political division in Ghana have caused the good people of Ghana great suffering.
With representation from political parties, the business community, farmers and fishermen, labor unions, faith-based organizations, traditional authorities, civil society organizations, academia, the media, and other stakeholder interest groups, it promised that “The Alliance will work towards forming an all-inclusive Government of National Unity.” In addition, the Alliance will work to forge a consensus on a National Development Plan that will surpass party manifestos and serve as the blueprint for Ghana’s economic reform.
“To achieve this goal, the Alliance will promote fundamental constitutional changes, such as those of governance, public sector accountability, the management of our natural resources, and a shift in Ghana’s mindset and attitude,”.
