Chairman of the Presidential Election Committee for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, has mentioned the potential for the party leadership to seek the return of Alan Kyerematen.
Prof. Mike Ocquaye expressed regret over the NPP’s loss of such a valuable figure, describing Alan as a fine gentleman. He emphasized the importance of engaging Alan Kyerematen in order to harness his abilities, recognizing that politics relies on numbers.
During a sideline interview at the One Week Observation of the late Theresa Kufuor with the media, prof. Ocquaye stated,“he is a fine gentleman. I’m sorry that today, we don’t have him but like the Majority Leader said, we will need to engage him because politics is a game of numbers and he (Alan) is a man of excellence. The party will engage him in all possible ways because the Akans say ‘nsamanfo koraa pɛ wɔn dodoɔ na ateasefoɔ’ to wit; even ghosts love their numbers, how much more the living.”
He acknowledged that challenges lie ahead but affirmed the party’s determination to overcome them, stating, “there are always difficulties on the road. There are times that you have to bend the curve. There are times where you will reach a junction. There are times when you go through valleys. There are times you have to climb hills. We shall deal with all of them and we shall be well.
Background:
A prominent member of the NPP, Alan Kyerematen, resigned from the party on September 25, 2023, to run as an independent presidential candidate.
He cited the NPP’s transformation and stated that the party had been taken over by a select group of leaders, government appointees, power brokers, and unscrupulous party members.
As a result, he decided to contest the 2024 general elections as an independent presidential candidate.