Ghana’s newly established political party, Yellow Ghana, has strongly denied allegations that it has copied the yellow color used by the Movement for Change.
The party, which recently received its provisional certificate from the Electoral Commission, responded to the claims made by Hopeson Adorye, Director of Special Duties for Movement for Change.
In an interview with Accra-based Okay FM, Adorye expressed gratitude to Yellow Ghana for increasing the visibility of the yellow colour associated with Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change.
“Everyone is aware that the colour yellow is affiliated with Alan Kyeremanten’s movement and that it was the first to officially use the colour and make it known to the public,” Adorye stated.
He also mentioned that Yellow Ghana’s activities inadvertently promote the Movement for Change.
Yellow Ghana rebutted these claims, emphasizing that the party has been in existence since 2020.
Samuel Apea-Danquah, the party’s leader, contested the 2020 general election under the Yellow Ghana Movement, long before Alan Kyeremanten left the New Patriotic Party.
Apea-Danquah initiated the process to register Yellow Ghana in 2020, and on May 30, 2024, the Electoral Commission granted the party a provisional certificate.
According to a release signed by Edwin Yeboah Takyi, Interim National Public Relations Director of Yellow Ghana, “Samuel Apea-Danquah launched his presidential campaign under Yellow Ghana well before Mr Alan Kyeremanten resigned from the NPP and started his Movement for Change on September 25, 2023.”
The release further stated that Yellow Ghana has been conducting free health screenings since September 1, 2023, using their distinctive yellow tents in various locations including Accra Central, Circle, Kasoa, and Kaneshie First Light.
The party clarified its long-standing association with the yellow colour, having participated in the 2020 General Elections under this symbol.
The release added, “Despite their attire, it is clear that the advertised colours of the Movement for Change are not yellow. The monarch butterfly, by nature, is orange, black, and white, and most of the Movement for Change’s promotional materials also reflect these colours.”
Yellow Ghana expressed regret over the confusion caused by the color scheme associated with Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change, stressing that it detracts from the significant policies in Yellow Ghana’s manifesto.
The party remains focused on promoting these policies through ongoing media tours by their flagbearer.
For Immediate Release – Clarification Over the Color Yellow in the Lead Up to Election 2024 by The Independent Ghana on Scribd