An ex-member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has opposed the characterization of the party as an 'Akan party'.Many have suggested that the party only selects Akans to fill topmost positionsHowever, Mr. Kyerematen has dismissed these allegations as untrue, describing them as choreographed and engineered thinking.

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He emphasized that there is no room for tribalism within the party and criticized those who have suggested that the party needs a leader from a different tribe. " It is all choreographed and engineered thinking, I mean are they now going to talk tribalism in our party. I have heard senior members suggesting we need to have somebody from another tribe. What kind of political logic is that? I know people are hiding behind that agenda.

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It is anybody but Alan and it is anybody but Alan because they think that Alan is the creation of Kufuor," he added.Furthermore, Mr Kyerematen revealed that in 2007, former President Kufuor made it clear that he would not support his bid for the party's flagbearership. He clarified that attributing his candidacy solely to Kufuor's influence is factually inaccurate and based on unverified information.

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According to him, he informed President Kufuor of his intention to contest for the NPP flagbearership in 2007, but he was advised to wait and focus on his work as the Trade Minister. He also emphasized that it's inaccurate to suggest that he was President Kufuor's preferred candidate solely because of their amicable relationship.

to him, he informed President Kufuor of his

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intention to contest for the NPP flagbearership in 2007, but he was advised to wait and focus on his work as the Trade Minister and if people believed he was the right candidate, they would promote him.“In 2005, all the people who eventually contested, they had started doing underground moves and operations. I had made up my mind at that time, post-2004, 2005, that I would contest.

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When I went to him to inform him that I have an interest and that my other colleagues have started moves under cover, if he sees that I’m also operating, he should not be surprised about that. His advice to me was, ‘Wait, do your work. If people feel that you are the right person, they themselves would promote you,” he said.On Monday, September 25, 2023, Mr. Kyeremanten parted ways with the NPP to establish his own political party.Mr.

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Kyerematen made his announcement during a press conference at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.He stated that he no longer aligns himself with the NPP because he perceives the party's present objectives and direction as unjust to both him and his followers, straying from the initial vision set by the party's founding leaders.

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