The campaign team members of Alan Kyerematen in the Northern Region have shifted their allegiance to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in anticipation of the New Patriotic Party’s National Delegates Conference scheduled for November.
This development comes on the heels of Alan Kyerematen’s resignation from the NPP, which he announced during a press conference on Monday.
During a subsequent press conference held in Tamale on Tuesday, Chabite Moses Moye, an administrator from Alan’s campaign team in the region, expressed their surprise and disappointment at Kyerematen’s decision to leave the New Patriotic Party.
He stressed that their support for Alan Kyerematen had been closely tied to his affiliation with the NPP, and with his departure from the party, he had also severed ties with his support base in the region.
The group now firmly believes that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the best candidate to lead the NPP into the 2024 election, following Kyerematen’s resignation. Therefore, they have resolved to back Bawumia’s candidacy.
“All signs show that the vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who is also contesting will win. We have to work for the party. We will surely work with him and make sure that he gets the nod and continue to work for NPP to win power in 2024,” he stated.
He emphasized the team’s unwavering support for the NPP and their commitment to not betray the party for Alan’s personal agenda. He criticized Alan for not competing in the party’s contest, accusing him of betraying his loyal supporters.
“We are concerned, former supporters of Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen’s presidential candidacy of NPP are here today to express our profound disappointment with Mr Kyerematen. We as individuals have steadfastly believed in Alan within our party. We have diligently supported his campaign and believe in his potential to lead NPP.
However, Alan chose to withdraw from the race without prior notice, citing isolated incidents of violence after our special delegates’ conference. This decision has caused us unnecessary hardship because we firmly believed that the grassroots firmly supported him. We were shocked and dismayed when he withdrew from the November presidential election. We can only describe this action as cowardly and a betrayal of his loyal supporters. Today, we prioritize the party; our support for him was based on the NPP and not an individual. We were taken aback by his resignation from the NPP, and some of us were disappointed. We will remain loyal to our party, the NPP.”
The NPP, during a subsequent press conference, accepted Mr. Kyerematen’s decision.