Kofi Koranteng

Kofi Koranteng (born 9 September 1966)[1] is a Ghanaian activist and politician who used to be the chief executive officer of the Progressive Alliance Movement.

[2][3] He has been a key advocate for the rights of Ghanaians living abroad to be given the chance to vote and be represented in that manner through campaigning for the Representation of the Peoples’ Amendment Act (ROPAA) to be passed.

He has a degree in Economics and Business from New York University,[1] He served as chief executive officer of the Progressive Alliance Movement, a USA based non-political advocacy group.

[11] On 19 October 2020, The Electoral Commission disqualified 6 candidates which included Kofi Koranteng on the instances of forged signatures and manufacturing of endorsees, the Electoral Commission found out that 19 signatures signed endorsing him were fake and had been forwarded to the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigations.

[12][13][14][15] The Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service (CID) later confirmed that the 29 signatures were fake, hence his disqualification.