As to who will be elected to lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) keeps gaining massive weight between Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong who is the Member of Parliament for Assin Central and former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyeremanten.
This comes on the back of the Minister of Trade and Industry tendering in his resignation to the Presidency.
Sources close to the Minister said he tendered his resignation letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 5, 2023 after a Cabinet meeting.
It is believed the decision by Mr. Kyerematen is to allow him to focus on his presidential ambition.
However, many political analysts have tipped either the Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia or Assin North Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong to lead the party towards the 2024 general elections.
The Managing Editor of the Dispatch Newspaper, Ben Ephson in August 2022 argued that the contest is between Dr. Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong.
“People think it is between Bawumia and Alan Kyerematen but I can tell you that it is between Bawumia and Kennedy, yes. I am finishing my book. We have done some work among delegates before the election. We have done work after the election. I will give you just one or two scenarios to support my point. Alan Kyerematen since 2007 hasn’t done any work in the party. So if you are a delegate now who is thirty years old Kennedy Agyapong has worked in the party as we speak now for twenty-two years. He is a six term MP by 2024.”
He continued: “I am not a delegate but from the work we have done, I think Alan could place third. If Alan places third I will not be surprised at all. I am talking about figures that I have collected before the election and it is about 55% turn over at the polling station constituency level and the polling station is the biggest. In terms of over 200,000 delegates who will vote.”
