A group of constituency chairmen from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Adanse enclave of the Ashanti Region in Ghana are demanding an apology and correction from the campaign team of John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen. The chairmen claim that they have been misrepresented in terms of their preferred candidate for the upcoming flagbearer contest within the party.
Reports emerged that the chairmen were inaccurately portrayed in a video following John Alan Kyerematen’s visit to the area as part of his campaign for the party’s flagbearer position. The group of chairmen, who have openly endorsed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the role, expressed their displeasure over the portrayal of their statements and views in the video.
They clarified that, out of respect for the democratic process and their party, they attended John Alan Kyerematen’s campaign event. However, they emphasized that their endorsement of Dr. Bawumia as their preferred candidate remains steadfast and unchanged. They also pointed out that only one out of the six constituency chairmen in the Adanse enclave does not support Dr. Bawumia, and even that individual does not support Kyerematen either.
The chairmen took issue with how their statements were allegedly misused and manipulated to imply support for Kyerematen in the media, particularly on UTV. They consider this misrepresentation to be misleading and unfair. As a result, they are demanding that Kyerematen’s campaign team issues a retraction and apology for the video that they believe distorted their views.
The NPP has a special delegates congress scheduled for August 26, 2023, during which the number of approved candidates for the party’s flagbearer position will be reduced from 10 to five. This contest is a significant event for the party as it determines who will represent them in the upcoming presidential elections.
Read the full statement by the group below:
RETRACT AND APOLOGISE TO US FOR THE ERRONEOUs MISREPRESENTATION ASHANTI CONSTITUENCY CHAIRMEN TO ALAN
Our attention has been drawn to the circulation of a video which erroneously and unfairly misrepresents our position and views with respect to our preferred choice for the upcoming presidential elections in our party.
We are highly livid and worried about how our statements have been mischievously pieced together to portray a supposed declaration for Hon. Alan Kyerematen, and same shown on UTV during their major news bulletin.
We the Constituency chairmen of the Adanse enclave have already openly and boldly declared our support for the Vice President, HE Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as our choice for the flag-bearership race, and this is a decision that we don’t intend to rescind nor reverse. To set the records straight, among the 6 constituency chairmen of the Adanse Enclave, it is only the New Edubiase constituency chairman who doesn’t support Dr. Bawumia, and even with that, he doesn’t support Hon. Kyerematen either.
We as constituency chairmen thought it was the right, appropriate and honourable thing to do, when we received and honoured the invitation of Hon Alan Kyerematen’s team to the delegates durbar since he’s also one of the presidential aspirants and a stalwart of our party. We accorded him that respect just as we would accord any other presidential aspirant the same respect a d audience. But for his team to misrepresent our statements is something we find absolutely wrong and unfair.
We therefore demand an unqualified apology from them. Thank you.
Kwame Owusu Adansi Asokwa Chairman 024 594 5526
(DMB Campaign Coordinator, Adanse Zone)