Five opposition parties initially set out to form the APP. These are the PFP, UNC, the Action Congress Party (ACP), the Social Democratic Front (SDF) and the Third Force Party (TFP).[3] The new party elected Victor Owusu of the PFP as its leader and Mahama Iddrisu of the UNC as deputy leader. Obed Asamoah, also of the UNC became the General Secretary with Obeng Manu as his deputy. John Bilson, leader of the TFP was elected as the chairman while Nii Amaa Amarteifio and J. H. Mensah of the PFP were appointed as deputy chairpersons.[4] The ACP however withdrew from the merger before it was finalised.[5]
^Asamoah, Obed (2014). "1. Growing Up". The Political History of Ghana (1950-2013). The Experience of a Non-Conformist (eBook ed.). Bloomington, USA: AuthorHouse. ISBN978-1-4969-8563-7. Admittedly, this is also founded on the fact that I was the General-Secretary of the United National Convention (UNC), led by a veteran Danquah-Busia politician, Mr. William Ofori-Atta (Paa Willie), and subsequently the General Secretary of the All People's Party (APP), formed by the merger of the UNC with the Popular Front Party (PFP) in 1981, under the leadership of Mr. Victor Owusu, another Danquah-Busia stalwart.