Reformed Patriotic Democrats

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Reformed Patriotic Democrats
AbbreviationRPD
Chairperson Kwabena Adjei
General SecretaryKwame Manu Sarpong [1]
Founded2004;17 years ago (2004)
Registered2008;13 years ago (2008)
Split from National Democratic Congress
National affiliation Ghana
ColoursGreen, White and Blue [2]
SloganYouth in Service for development [2]

The Reformed Patriotic Democrats is a political party in Ghana. It was founded in 2004 and registered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana in 2008. [1] Although it was not involved with the 2020 Ghanaian general election, [3] it is still listed on the website of the commission as a registered party. [4]

Kwabena Adjei was the interim chairman in 2007. He disclosed that the party has members supporting Ekwow Spio-Garbrah who had lost out on the race to be the presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress for the 2008 election. [5]

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