Christian Kwabena Andrews | |
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Ghana Union Movement candidate for President of Ghana | |
Election date 7 December 2020 | |
Running mate | Abu Grant Lukeman |
Opponents | Nana Akufo-Addo (NPP) John Mahama (NDC) and 9 others |
Incumbent | Nana Akufo-Addo (NPP) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | Ghana Union Movement |
Residence | Kumasi |
Occupation | Entrepreneur,farmer,businessman |
Profession | Prophet and priest |
Known for | Founder and leader of the Life Assembly Worship Centre |
Nickname | Osofo Kyiri Abosom |
Website | www.christianandrews.org |
Christian Kwabena Andrews who is popularly called Osofo Kyiri Abosom is a Ghanaian priest and politician. [1]
Aside from being a priest and a politician,Andrews is a farmer,entrepreneur and businessman. [1]
Andrews launched the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) in March 2019. During the event,he described himself as the new Kwame Nkrumah and declared that the "spirit of Nkrumah is back". [2] He hoped to be able to break the duopoly between the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party which have dominated Ghana during the Fourth Republic. [3]
Andrews was keen to have as limited a lockdown period as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. He gave the Akufo-Addo government a week to relax the social distancing rules or face the wrath of God. [4]
He is the GUM candidate for President of Ghana in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. [5] He is key to continue with ideas of Kwame Nkrumah,first President of Ghana. He was also keen to have an all inclusive government with a Muslim as his running mate. [6] Abu Grant Lukeman was thus chosen to be his running mate. Andrews is also well known for being the Founder and General Overseer of Life Assembly Worship Centre. [7]
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