Ghana’s longest-serving Trade and Industry Minister and leading presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hon. Alan Kyerematen has stated that stepping down to avoid a runoff and allow his fellow contestant then , Nana Akufo Addo, to win the party’s 2007 primaries, was in the supreme interest of the party and nation.
Speaking to the party’s delegates in the Volta region, Hon Kyerematen stated that he made the greatest political sacrifice in Ghana’s history by voluntarily stepping down for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the current President of Ghana.
He attributed his decision to the supreme interest of the NPP and the necessity of fostering unity within the party.
Kyerematen, a former Minister of Trade and Industry, has long been known for his commitment to the advancement of Ghana and the NPP’s principles.
The former Trade and Industry Minister stated, “I made the greatest political sacrifice in the history of Ghana’s politics by stepping down for Nana Addo. It was in the supreme interest of the NPP and to foster unity.”
According to him, his decision to step down for Nana Addo in the 2007 Presidential Primaries exemplifies a remarkable display of , sacrifice, selflessness and a commitment to the greater cohesion in the party.
By recognizing that a united party would have a stronger chance of success in Ghana’s political landscape, he prioritized the NPP’s collective interests over his personal ambition, a feat he described as the ‘greatest political sacrifice in Ghana’s’ geopolitical space.
Ghana’s political ecosystem has been flooded with counter reasons why delegates should vote for a particular candidate based on what the candidate has done to defend the image of the party.
The Vice President, HE Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, recently cited the 2012 legal tussle with NDC, where he was chief witness for the NPP, as evidence of his major sacrifice and commitment to party for which the delegates must vote him as leader in 2024.
Hon Kyerematen’s many sacrifices and contribution to the party including his leadership of the Young Elephants Forum, which was the main source of funding for the party in its early days, stands him high above any contribution Dr Alhaji Bawumia could lay claim to and makes him the best candidate for party in 2024.
