Alternative to UP Plus Already Exists - Paul Adom-Otchere Questions its Relevance

Paul Adom-Otchere said Ghana’s political landscape is firmly shaped by the NPP–NDC rivalry, and any new entrant hoping to break that dominance faces a steep uphill battle.

“The alternative they are offering is already in the market,” Adom-Otchere stated. “The Ghanaian sees the alternative to the NPP as the NDC, and it is a formidable alternative. The Ghanaian sees the alternative to the NDC as the NPP, and it is a formidable alternative.”

He described the NDC as a “huge political party” and the NPP as a “behemoth,” adding that UP Plus currently lacks the structure, resources, and reach to mount a serious challenge against either of the two political heavyweights.

“This UP is not going to be able to raise substantial anything to confront the NDC or the NPP. You can’t deal with a behemoth like that and assume you are offering an alternative,” he asserted.

Adom-Otchere’s comments come in the wake of growing media buzz surrounding UP Plus, a newly registered political party emerging from Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change. The party officially received its certification from the Electoral Commission on October 3, 2025, positioning itself as a centrist movement focused on economic recovery, institutional reform, and ending Ghana’s two-party dominance.

Despite the skepticism, UP Plus leaders remain confident about their prospects. The party’s Interim General Secretary, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, a former NPP Member of Parliament, rejected claims that the group is merely a “third force,” insisting it is a broad national movement with a solutions-driven agenda.

“This is not Alan Kyerematen’s United Party or some personal third force… This is what will shock the duopoly,” Asamoa said on The Big Issue. “We are an emergent force, but not the sole third force. The focus is on fixing the economy because neither the NPP nor NDC has delivered in that area.”