United Party leader Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has called on Ghanaians to consider moving beyond the longstanding dominance of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress in the 2028 presidential election. In an interview with Joy Prime host Nathaniel Attoh, Mr Kyerematen said his extensive experience in Ghanaian politics and national recognition positioned him to present an alternative to the established political order. His comments were reported on Monday, September 28, 2026.
Mr Kyerematen described himself as an experienced participant in Ghanaian politics, arguing that his years in public life had given him substantial national visibility. He said that in almost every part of the country, people either recognise him personally or identify with his popular political name, Alan Cash. “I am an old horse in this game,” he said, while maintaining that his conduct throughout his political career had helped him build goodwill among sections of the Ghanaian electorate.
The United Party leader said his expectation was that voters would make a “strategic choice” at the 2028 general election, with the objective of altering the political configuration that has prevailed for decades. “My hope is that in 2028, the people of Ghana will make a strategic choice to move our country forward by ending the duopoly,” he stated. Mr Kyerematen’s call is centred on his contention that Ghana’s political system has been dominated by two major parties for an extended period without resolving a number of persistent developmental concerns.
Mr Kyerematen attributed what he described as the country’s continuing underdevelopment to the prolonged political dominance of the NPP and NDC, making clear that this represents his own political assessment of the country’s development record. He questioned why, after 34 years of alternating political dominance, successive administrations had continued to confront challenges involving basic infrastructure and essential public services. Among the issues he cited were the condition of roads, reliability of electricity and access to potable water.
The former Trade and Industry Minister also turned his attention to education, pointing to recurring difficulties associated with Ghana’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System. He argued that the repeated problems surrounding the placement of students demonstrate continuing weaknesses within the education system, particularly because similar difficulties arise from one placement cycle to another. “Our educational system has so many challenges. Even we can’t work with the computerised system to place students. Every year we have a repeat of these challenges,” he said.
Mr Kyerematen further identified healthcare as another area in which he believes Ghana continues to experience significant difficulties, adding that the challenges within the sector form part of his broader argument about the need for a different approach to national development. His latest comments form part of a broader political positioning by the United Party as an alternative to the two parties that have alternated in government since Ghana’s return to constitutional multiparty democracy in 1992.
The debate over the structure of Ghanaian politics is consequently likely to remain an important feature of the political conversation as the 2028 election approaches. Mr Kyerematen is presenting the United Party as an alternative political platform, while his argument for ending what he calls the NPP and NDC duopoly is based on his assessment that persistent problems in infrastructure, electricity, water, education and healthcare demonstrate the limitations of the existing political arrangement.
Key points
- Mr Kyerematen calls for voters to make a "strategic choice" in 2028 to end the dominance of the NPP and NDC.
- He cites persistent challenges in infrastructure, education, and healthcare as evidence of the limitations of the existing political arrangement.
- Mr Kyerematen positions the United Party as an alternative to the dominant parties in Ghanaian politics.
