In a bid to shake up Ghana's political landscape, independent presidential candidate-hopeful, Alan Kyerematen, has formed a strategic alliance with the National Interest Movement (NIM), led by former Convention People’s Party (CPP) flagbearer, Dr. Michael Abu Sakara Foster.
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This alliance, known as the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC), aims to unite Ghanaians from all walks of life behind the goal of electing what could be the nation’s first independent president.ProfileDr. Michael Abu Sakara Foster, born on August 15, 1958, in Damongo, Savannah Region (formerly Northern Region), is the former presidential candidate for the CPP and the Chairman of NIM Ghana.
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He began his education at Kpembe Primary School, East Gonja, and later attended Sawla Primary School before moving to Salaga until 1966. He then studied at Yendi Secondary School, entering as a pioneer in 1972.Dr. Sakara pursued higher education in the United Kingdom, earning his first degree in soil science from the University of Reading in 1982. He obtained his MSc.
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in Applied Plant Sciences from Wye College, University of London, in 1984, and his PhD in Applied Agricultural Botany from the University of Reading in 1987.Dr. Sakara's work is rooted in the belief that Ghana's democracy will benefit from depolarizing the political landscape to produce a more mature, constructive opposition as an alternative third force in government.
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He has supported parliamentarians in four constituencies in northern Ghana since 1996 and participated in two election campaigns. In 2007, Dr. Sakara won the position of First National Vice Chairperson of the CPP in a congress.Dr.
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Sakara has a diverse professional background, with experience in technical, managerial, and policy roles over a twenty-five-year career, including postings to Central America (Mexico), Southern Africa (Zambia), Eastern Africa (Tanzania, Uganda), and West Africa (Nigeria).He speaks six languages, including Gonja, Hausa, Swahili, Twi, English, and Spanish.
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He is married to Mary-Lily Kafela (MBA), an economist and business administrator, and they have four children.In 2008, Dr. Sakara was the running mate to Dr. Paa Kwasi Nduom on the CPP ticket, and he later represented the CPP in the December 2012 general elections, driven by his love for the nation and belief in Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's ideals.
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