Urey is a businessman who previously served as President Charles Taylor's head of Bureau of Maritime Affairs.
At the time of the party's founding, he served as chair of LoneStar Communications Corporation, one of Liberia’s largest cell phone companies.
[3] In November 2016, Bomi County Senator Sando D. Johnson, a founding member of the National Patriotic Party, joined the ALP.
[5] Urey contested the 2017 presidential election for the ALP, with Alexander Nyonkon Duopu serving as his running mate.
[7] Duopu broke ranks with the rest of the ALP, supporting Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) nominee George Weah's candidacy.
[12] In the 2020 Senate election, the ruling CDC had ten losing candidates, with the CPP gaining six seats, the most of any party.
Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore II of ModernGhana claims infighting among the constituent parties cost the CPP Senate seats.
The ALP also noted it would seek legal action in regard to the alleged tampering of the CPP framework document.
[17] The legal case brought against Cummings by the ALP and UP was later dropped by state prosecutors due to lack of evidence.
Regardless, on October 29, ahead of the runoff election, Urey hosted an ALP event endorsing Weah's re-election.