The National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has responded to former New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful Alan Kyerematen's decision to run as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections.

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In a post shared on X, on Monday, September 25, 2023, Sammy Gyamfi expressed empathy for Alan but pointed out that Alan had played a role in the challenges currently faced by Ghanaians and couldn't distance himself from them. He emphasized that, in his view, both Alan and the NPP lacked innovative solutions and, therefore, should be rejected by the electorate.

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“The point has to be made forcefully, that Alan is not a viable alternative to the failed incumbent NPP government as a cabinet minister responsible for Trade and Industry and a member of the Economic Management team from 2017-2023, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen actively participated in the destruction of the economy into the mess it is today.“Under his watch, the Komenda Sugar Factory was abandoned to rot for almost six (6) years.

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Growth of the manufacturing sector declined significantly and businesses were suffocated by the bad policies of his Ministry and government leading to several job losses,” parts of the post reads.Additionally, Sammy Gyamfi highlighted that Alan Kyerematen's departure from the NPP was primarily driven by his significant loss at the party's special delegates conferences.

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“Would Alan have resigned from the NPP if he had been treated fairly by the NPP in their ongoing Presidential primaries?“Clearly, it is the pain of rejection by the super delegates of the NPP and the intimidation and harassment of his supporters which is fueling Alan’s latest decision and not any superior passion to help heal the partisan divisions in the country. But it is too late for Alan to jump ship now.

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Alan is not and cannot be the solution to the very mess he participated in creating!” he added.

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Alan Kyeremateng, announced his decision to leave the NPP and also contest as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential elections at a press conference in Accra, on Monday, September 25, 2023,He said that even though it was his wish to become president of Ghana on the ticket of the NPP, the party has now been hijacked by ‘unscrupulous party apparatchiks’.

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“The NPP as it exists now has very little resemblance to the Party that I joined in 1992 and helped to nurture. The Party has been hijacked by a selected group of Party leaders and elders, government appointees, “behind the curtain power brokers” and some unscrupulous Party apparatchiks.“...

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I wish to use this platform to announce that I am honourably resigning 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,” he said.<img alt="" class="wp-image-564817" /><img alt="" class="wp-image-564818" />

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