By Edzorna Francis Mensah
Alan John Kwadwo Kyeremanten has officially resigned from the New Patriotic Party over political mistreatment and has decided to contest the Presidency come 2024 as an Independent Candidate.
According to him, “my decision to go independent will not destroy the Party”, as he called on the NPP Members to vote for the NPP Parliamentary Candidates but “Vote for me as the Presidential Candidate”.
Mr. Alan who made the big announcement in Accra on 25th September 2023 submitted that, 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 actualize this goal, Alan promised to establish and lead a new MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE in Ghana with the brand logo for the MOVEMENT is the Monarch Butterfly, which he said: “politically symbolizes 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 symbolizes hope for the future of Ghana”.
He stated that the new Movement will be led and powered by the youth of Ghana….
“out of the over 17 million registered voters in the 2020 general election, the youth aged 18-35, years constituted over 9.4 million voters representing 55% (Fifty five percent) of the total voters. It is acknowledged without doubt, that the youth represent the future of our country, and yet they constitute the most vulnerable section of our society”.
He added that, “from available statistics, 85% (eighty-five percent) of all prison inmates in Ghana are aged between 12 and 35 years. This is profoundly alarming. Fellow Countrymen and Women, It is also worth noting that every year over 300,000 (three hundred thousand) graduates from tertiary institutions in Ghana, excluding those from secondary institutions, enter the job market with little or no hope of finding a job. Clearly, public sector employment is not an option, with an already over-bloated public service. This phenomenon of pervasive employment crisis is gradually becoming a national security threat, as evidenced by the recent “Occupy Julorbi House” demonstrations”.
…..”Initial reaction of the Police in manhandling some protestors is not the solution to the problem”, as he affirmed the fact that, “what Ghana needs now is CHANGE, which will provide long-lasting solutions to the challenges confronting our country. Fellow Countrymen and Women,I am using this platform to introduce myself to you, the good people of Ghana and humbly seek your support to become the next President of the Republic of Ghana”.
” I believe, with unwavering conviction, that I am the only leader who, with unmatched integrity, can guarantee the economic and industrial transformation of Ghana, the restoration of confidence in political leadership, and the unification of an increasingly divided nation. My unique selling proposition as a leader is VISION, COMPETENCE, INTEGRITY, and ACTION”, he noted.
