The National Chairman of the newly formed United Party (UP), Abubakar Saddique Boniface, says he would welcome any legal challenge from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the use of the name “United Party.”
Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on Sunday, October 19, 2025, Mr. Boniface argued that the NPP cannot claim exclusive rights to the name simply because of its historical link to the defunct United Party of the late 1950s.
Using an analogy, he said names are not exclusive possessions.
“It’s like the name Mohammed — many people bear it, but no one owns it. I’ll even be glad if they take the matter to court, so they can tell me that as a Muslim, I can’t name my child Mohammed,” he remarked. “The fact that I name my child Mohammed doesn’t make him a prophet. Everyone names their child Mohammed, but no one claims ownership of the name.”
Mr. Boniface further argued that if the NPP insists on exclusive ownership of the “United Party” name, then by the same logic, the old Northern People’s Party (NPP) could claim ownership of the current NPP’s name.
“They should just stay in their corner and not create problems for themselves,” he cautioned.
The NPP has publicly opposed Alan Kyerematen’s decision to adopt the name United Party for his new political organisation and is reportedly exploring legal options to block its use.
In an earlier interview with JoyNews on Friday, October 17, 2025, Walewale MP Tia Kabiru accused Mr. Kyerematen of attempting to appropriate the NPP’s political heritage, which he said is rooted in the original United Party tradition.
Alan Kyerematen officially launched the United Party on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the Coconut Grove Hotel in Accra, describing it as “a new era and a people’s movement to unite the nation beyond partisan divides.”
