Former Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen believes partisanship has exacerbated division and discord in Ghana and is causing more harm than good.
He stated that it was one of the reasons he resigned from the NPP and decided to run as an independent candidate in the 2024 general elections.
Mr. Kyerematen announced his decision to leave the party and run as an independent candidate in the upcoming 2024 elections on Monday.
Mr Kyerematen stated in an interview on UTV on Tuesday
“Partisanship which has created segregation and disunity is doing us more harm than good.”
He said that this did not mean that any political party would be ignored if he became president, but that in order to serve as a unifying force, he would bring all Ghanaians on board, regardless of partisanship.
Meanwhile, the NPP will announce its next course of action following Mr Kyerematen’s resignation later today.
In a statement issued by its General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the party stated that it will address all of Mr Kyerematen’s concerns and declare a course of action.
“The leadership of the NPP has taken notice of the unfortunate decision of Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a long-standing member of the party to forfeit his membership and contest as an independent presidential candidate in the 2024 general elections.”
“The party leadership is by this medium urging the rank and file of our great party to keep calm and await an official address by the party to Mr Kyerematen’s resignation at 14:00 pm on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at the party headquarters,” Mr Frimpong indicated.
