The former trade minister Alan Kyerematen has officially resigned from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), barely a month after he withdrew from the party’s presidential primaries citing bias.
Addressing the media on Monday (25 September), Kyerematen said he will contest the 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate.
“I believe I have served my country well and intend to continue to do so. On the 5th of January 2023, I resigned honourably from my position as Cabinet Minister and declared my intention in a national broadcast to contest the Presidential primaries of NPP,” he said.
“Under the circumstances and given the context provided, I wish to use this platform to announce that I am honourably resigning with immediate effect from the New Patriotic Party to contest for the high office of the President of the Republic of Ghana in the 2024 General Elections, as an Independent Presidential Candidate.”
“To actualise this goal, I will establish and lead a new MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE in Ghana. The brand logo for the MOVEMENT is the monarch butterfly, which politically symbolises change and transformation, hope, and positivity. It also communicates strength, endurance, spirituality and trust, which are key traits that I cherish as a political leader. In Akan, it is known as afrafranto. The brand motto of the MOVEMENT is ‘Ghana Will Rise Again’, which symbolises hope for the future of Ghana,” Kyerematen said.
Listen to Alan Kyerematen in the video clip attached below:
Below is the full speech by Kyerematen:
A4P BIG Announcement Final Version by Fred Dzakpata on Scribd
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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