Ghanaian political flags

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• Political party flags
  • Democratic Peoples Party (DPP)
  • Every Ghanaian Living Every Where Party (EGLE)
  • Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP)
  • Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)
  • People’s National Convention (PNC)
  • Convention [Peoples’] Party (CP)
  • National Democratic Congress (NDC)
  • New Patriotic Party (NPP)
  • United Ghana Movement (UGM)
  • National Reform Party
• Other political flags
  • New flag proposal
  • Red protest flags

• Ghanaian Parliament flag
• Ashanti people
• Asafo company flags
• Ghana
• Flags in politics

• Emblems page I would not be surprised if at least 4 of them are used as flags, especially at election time.
  Jarig Bakker, 02 February 2001, and António Martins, 24 May 2004

About Ghanian political party flags

The Akwaaba.GH site says that «There are currently ten registered political parties» but also that the «Election 2000 »is« in the offing», so this number may have changed meanwhile. It lists ten parties and their colours, emblem and slogan/motto.
António Martins, 24 May 2004

Democratic Peoples Party (DPP)

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP):

• Colours: White and the Rainbow
• Emblem: white Dove with Olive Branch and Leaves in its beak flying above the Rainbow
• Slogan/Motto: God is Great

Every Ghanaian Living Every Where Party (EGLE)

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the Every Ghanaian Living Every Where Party (EGLE):

• Colours: Red, Blue and White
• Emblem: Cool Landing in the Colours of Red, Blue and White
• Slogan/Motto: Party of the People for the People by the People

Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP)

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP):

• Colours: Yellow, Blue and Black
• Emblem: A Group of Ghanaians Sitting in Council
• Slogan/Motto: Good Democrats for Real Progress

Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP):

• Colours: Red, White and Yellow
• Emblem: A Bird at Rest in the Centre of 3 Concentric Circles
• Slogan/Motto: Caring for the People

People’s National Convention (PNC)

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the People’s National Convention (PNC):

• Colours: Red, Green, and White
• Emblem: Cococnut Tree
• Slogan/Motto: Service Honesty

Convention [Peoples’] Party

«… green-white-red horizontal of the ruling Convention Peoples’ Party…»
Ivan Sache, 26 Jun 1999, quoting [smi75b]

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the Convention Party (CP):

• Colours: Red, Green, and White
• Emblem: A Red Cockerel
• Slogan/Motto: Unity in Strength

The white stripe [used on the national flag of 1964.01.01-1966.02.28] was a feature of the flag of the ruling Convention Peoples’ Party. After Kwame Nkrumah was kicked out the older flag was restored.
Stuart Notholt 13 July 1996

National Democratic Congress (NDC)

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the National Democratic Congress (NDC):

• Colours: Green, White, Black and Red
• Emblem: The Umbrella with the Head of a Bird at the Tip
• Slogan/Motto: Unity, Stability and Development

New Patriotic Party

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the New Patriotic Party (NPP):

• Colours: Red, White and Blue
• Emblem: Red, White and Blue Background with the an Elephant in the Middle
• Slogan/Motto: Development in Freedom

N.P.P. the most voted party in the Presidential Elections in Ghana with Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor as presidential candidate. The New Patriotic Party was founded in 1992 and has for its symbol the elephant in a red, white and blue background, which are the colours of the Party. The results now are 99 for NPP to 92 for NDC (National Democratic Congress), the former ruling party.
Santiago Tazón, 13 December 2000

United Ghana Movement (UGM)

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the United Ghana Movement (UGM):

• Colours: Green and Blue
• Emblem: An arm with two fingers pointed up

National Reform Party

The Akwaaba.GH site lists for the National Reform Party:

• Colours: Yellow, Blue and Red
• Emblem: A rising Sun
• Slogan/Motto: Ghana first

Red protest flags

Railway workers’

Workers of the Ghana Railway Company (GRC) throughout the country have started flying red-flags at all installations of the company as a sign of their threat to withdraw their services and also embark upon massive street demonstration to protest against the delay in the adjustment of the tariff paid by the Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) which they consider as meagre.
Francisco Santos, 13 June 2003,
quoting from London Free Press website

New flag proposal

Emmanuel Enoch Agbozo, Head Pastor of the Ghana Evangelical Society advised the president to change the flag of the country since «its spiritual power is gone forever». A new flag, white with a cross and a crown of thorn covering the cross, would mark the beginning of a new Ghana, founded in God, and move the nation to its former glory.
Mark Sensen, 22 Feb 2002,
quoting from All Africa website