Prof. Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, an associate professor at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), claims that Mr. John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, minister of trade and industry, should have resigned long ago to pursue his presidential aspirations.
He felt that Mr. Kyerematen’s resignation should have been accepted sooner, but he cannot be held accountable because his continued service in the position was due to a call to duty.
Prof. Adu-Gyamfi emphasized that “once he sets out to achieve this, we are expecting that he would make it count” and said that “He is a viable Candidate.”
Reacting to the news of the resignation of Trade and Industry Minister, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, in an interview, the Political Science lecturer revealed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership race is not an entirely two-horse race between Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen and Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as touted by many political watchers.
He was of the opinion that the Presidential Primaries of the NPP will bring heavy disappointment to some aspirants.
However, Prof Adu-Gyamfi believes the grounds seem to favour the Vice President, whose personality, he argues, goes beyond the party.
Dr. Bawumia has been to mosques and churches and even preached from the pulpits, he mentioned.
He said aspirants like Kennedy Agyapong have a lot to do especially given the history of their political life.
“He needs to allow some intellectuals to come around him to rebrand him.” Prof Adu-Gyamfi said.