Independent candidate for the general elections of 2024, Alan Kyeremanten, has declared that he is unafraid of the candidates from the two major parties.
The former minister of trade and industry predicted that he would lead Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the polls.
Although Alan Kyerematen congratulated Vice President Bawumia on being chosen as the NPP’s flagbearer, he said that this was a widely anticipated result.
He noted that the results of the primaries seemed to indicate that the electoral process had been deliberately and tactically skewed in favor of a particular candidate.
“Whilst using this opportunity to congratulate His Excellency the Vice President on taking over the mantle of leadership in the NPP, his selection as flagbearer is not a surprise to any serious political watcher. It was the widely anticipated outcome of the elections. I had been saying all along that the electoral process had been strategically and tactically skewed in favour of a particular candidate. That is what we saw on Saturday,” in an interview with the Daily Ghanaian Guide, Mr. Alan Kyerematen stated.
Concerning the margin of victory, Kyerematen also pointed out that the Vice President’s 60% vote share, while significant, might suggest that he does not have total control over the ruling NPP.
“Judging from the widely publicized expected margin of not less than 80% in favour of the Vice President, I am inclined to think that the 60% vote for him provides a clear indication that the Vice President does not have total control of his own Party. The election results must also be analysed against the background that the Vice President has been campaigning for the Flagbearership since 2020 and has been the beneficiary of both State and Party sponsored support.”
Kyerematen stated that he thought the NPP’s catchphrase, “Break the Eight,” did not adequately represent the problems that the majority of Ghanaians face on a daily basis, namely unemployment and economic hardship. In his opinion, the NDC also failed to offer a convincing substitute.
