The Danquah-Dombo-Busia tradition is the oldest surviving political tradition in Ghana that dates as far back as 1947, before Ghana attained independence. The main political figures this tradition stems from are Dr JB Danquah (founder of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC)), Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia and Simon Diedong Dombo
Although this tradition dates as far back as 1947, it came to the limelight in 1957 after series of events that led to the merger of the then opposition parties to form the United Party (UP) due to the passage of the Avoidance of Discrimination Act (ADA) that banned all political parties that were formed along tribal, regional and religious lines under the Convention People's Party (CPP). This tradition remains the cornerstone of the current New Patriotic Party.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ Kipo, Daniel (2010), The Danquah-Dombo-Busia Tradition, ModernGhana.com, retrieved 2021-04-02
- ^ AMOAKO, HENRY KWADWO (2021), Danquah-Dombo-Busia Tradition: Who was Dombo? tradition, African Research, retrieved 2021-04-02
- ^ Tieku Gyansah, Henry (2021), Danquah-Dombo-Busia: A political tradition or a system for rotating presidential candidates among some selected ethnic groups, GhanaWeb, retrieved 2021-04-02
- ^ Donkoh Fordwor, Kwame (2010), The Danquah-Busia Tradition in the Politics of Ghana: The Origins, Mission, and Achievements of the New Patriotic Party, Unimax Macmillan, 2010 - Ghana, ISBN 9789988044954