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Ghana's political landscape to remain dominated by NDC and NPP, says Fredyma
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Veteran Ghanaian sound engineer and music producer, Fred Kyei Mensah, known as Fredyma, stated that Ghana's political landscape will continue to be dominated by the National Democratic Congress NDC and the New Patriotic Party NPP. Speaking on Starr Showbiz on Starr 103.5 FM, Fredyma dismissed the sustainability of new political movements, insisting that the existing two-party structure remains firmly entrenched. His remarks follow discussions about "The Base" movement, linked to actor Alexander Kofi Adu, known as Agya Koo, who plans to launch the Ghana First Party. Fredyma expressed skepticism about the viability of such ventures, suggesting they lack the structural depth to survive in Ghana’s political system. He argued that the political space has remained largely unchanged since the Fourth Republic, with power alternating between the two dominant parties, and that smaller movements often emerge but fail to sustain themselves. Fredyma suggested that new political groupings may be driven more by positioning and influence than by genuine long-term political restructuring, and questioned the durability of leadership within such movements.
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