Independent presidential hopeful, Alan Kyerematen, has addressed a well-known letter penned in 2008 by the late B.J. da Rocha, who was then the chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In the letter, Mr. da Rocha expressed the view that Alan Kyerematen should be allowed to exit the party if he desired, as he was considered a disruptive force within the organization.According to a Ghana News Agency report from that period, the chairman, B.J.

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da Rocha, believed that in addition to being a "disruptive factor in the party," Alan Kyerematen was also regarded as "a stumbling block and loose cannon" within the organization.“The party has an election to win. We should concentrate our efforts on the task ahead and let him go his way in peace,” Mr da Rocha said in the GNA report.

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Alan Kyerematen has provided a detailed account of the events surrounding his confrontation with the late chairman regarding his approach to resolving tensions at that time.“I had just met Da Rocha in Accra on my way to Kumasi and when I arrived, he had already an granted an interview (i.e. issued a statement), calling me a disruptive factor.

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"When I had the opportunity, I confronted him frontally and asked him if he was serious at all because I felt as an elderly person, he should have known better."I told him he acted in bad faith. Later on, he called consistently to apologise before his death,” he disclosed on Accra-based UTV on September 26.The previously mentioned statements by B.J.

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da Rocha have reemerged in light of Alan Kyerematen's second resignation from the NPP on Monday.Alan Kyerematen's decision to run as an independent candidate was announced on September 25 when he officially severed ties with the NPP. This decision came after his withdrawal from the NPP's flagbearer race, which reportedly stemmed from challenges encountered during a Super Delegates Conference held within the party in August 2023.

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In his official statement regarding his resignation and independent candidacy, Alan Kyerematen explained, "Under the circumstances and given the context, I am honorably resigning from the New Patriotic Party to contest the high office of the presidency in 2024 as an independent presidential candidate.

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