Kofi Akpaloo

Percival Kofi Akpaloo is a Ghanaian politician. He is the leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana. He is also the party's presidential candidate for the 2020 Ghanaian general election.

Kofi Akpaloo
Liberal Party of Ghana candidate for
President of Ghana
Election date
7 December 2020
Running mateMargaret Obrine Sarfo
Opponent(s)Nana Akufo-Addo
John Mahama
and 9 others
IncumbentNana Akufo-Addo
Personal details
NationalityGhana
Political partyLiberal Party of Ghana
Other political
affiliations		Independent People's Party

Politics

Independent People's Party

Akpaloo founded the Independent People's Party (IPP) in 2011. He was the leader of the party when it contested the 2012 Ghanaian general election but won no seats.[1] He was disqualified from contesting the 2016 Ghanaian general election as the presidential candidate of the party by the Electoral Commission of Ghana, a decision he unsuccessfully contested in court.[2]

Liberal Party of Ghana

Akpaloo dissolved the IPP and formed the Liberal Party of Ghana in its stead in March 2017.[3] He was selected by the party to stand as its presidential candidate in the 2020 Ghanaian general election on 7 December 2020. Margaret Obrian Sarfo was chosen as his running mate[4]

Personal life

Akpaloo once suggested that his parents misused him without specifying the details of what he meant by that. He was discussing hawking by children at the time.[5]

References
  1. "Independent Peoples Party will 2012 elections hands down". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. "IPP drags EC to court". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Akpaloo's Independent People's Party is now LPG". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Koomson, Joshua Bediako (22 July 2020). "LPG endorses Akpaloo as presidential candidate, party selects female running mate". Graphic Online. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. "I was misused – IPP's Kofi Akpaloo reveals". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

See also
Party political offices
New title Liberal Party of Ghana presidential candidate
2020		 Most recent
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