The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) said Alan Kyerematen’s resignation from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will negatively affect the governing party.
Kyerematen has jumped the NPP ship, barely a month after he withdrew from the party’s presidential primaries citing bias and has announced his bid to contest the 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate.
Appearing on Asaase 99.5 Accra’s news analysis show, The Forum, on Saturday (30 September), the director for advocacy and policy engagement at CDD-Ghana, Kojo Pumpuni Asante said he was not surprised with the former trade minister’s decision.
“It will definitely have an impact – a negative impact,” Asante said. “As to the extent of the impact is what must be assessed.”
“He still had the opportunity to test his own popularity. People like Alan Kyerematen have a history, so it is not surprising that he has arrived at this conclusion,” he added.
Listen to Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante in the attached audio clip below:
Game changer
Kyerematen said his candidature as an independent in the upcoming 2024 elections will be a “game changer” in Ghana’s politics.
Speaking with Asaase News’s Wilberforce Asare on Friday (29 September), Kyerematen said his appeal cuts across the various political parties which will help him cause a stir in the upcoming presidential election.
“I think I have played my politics well; I have been able to create a certain relationship across the political divide, even within the NDC I can make a significant inroads …” he said.
“But to anchor this all, is the fact that my movement is a youth-led movement and as time goes on you will realise the importance of this being the most significant development in Ghana’s political history. Because currently, the young people constitute over 55% of the voter population,” Kyerematen added.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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