General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has declared that any member of the party who aligns with the founder of Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, or any other candidate will lose their party membership automatically.

Mr Frimpong, in an interview on Neat FM, explained that the party's regulations expressly forbid supporting independent candidates when there is an officially endorsed party candidate, who in this case is Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

"Anyone who stands as an independent candidate against the officially elected member of the party or who joins or declares support for another political party or an independent candidate, when the party has sponsored a candidate in a general election or bye-election, automatically forfeits his or her membership of the party,” he said.

He added: "You are aware that not long ago, Alan Kyerematen wrote a letter to us expressing his desire to withdraw from the party. As per this policy, he is affected so it means that he is no longer part of the party.

“We have seen certain videos of people following him and claiming they will vote for both him and the NPP Parliamentary candidate. I will release a letter to such individuals to make it clear that the forfeiture policy is in effect within the party. They are no longer party members."

His comments come after Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan Yaw Buaben Asamoa was sighted in a viral image adorning an Alan campaign gear during a Movement For Change event.

After Alan Kyerematen resigned from the party in September due to some challenges with the NPP's electoral process, among others, and announced his decision to run as an independent candidate, Mr Asamoa did not ditch the former Trade Minister, nor did he announce his exit from the party.

The recent comments from the NPP General Secretary now confirm that Mr Buaben Asamoa is no longer recognized as an NPP member for failing to support the party's flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia won the New Patriotic Party’s presidential election, securing the party’s nomination for the 2024 general elections after a total of 203,439 delegates participated in the election held on November 4.

Dr. Bawumia received 118,210 votes, constituting 61.43 percent of the total, while Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong garnered 71,991 votes (37.41 percent). Former Agriculture Minister Dr. Afriyie Akoto obtained 1,459 votes (0.76 percent), and former Mampong MP Frimpong Addai-Nimoh secured 781 votes, representing 0.41 percent.