Founder of the National Interest Movement (NIM), Dr. Abu Sakara Foster, has explained the reasoning behind his collaboration with Alan Kyerematen, the founder of the Movement for Change (M4C).
He emphasized that their partnership is motivated by a shared desire for the progress of the nation.
Dr. Sakara highlighted that their goal is to introduce innovative policies that can tackle the challenges impeding the country’s transformation agenda.
During an interview on JoyNews’ AM Show on Wednesday, April 10, he stressed that their alliance goes beyond personal interests and is solely aimed at serving the nation.
He asserted that their collaboration is intended to facilitate the contribution of independent-minded individuals to the country’s development, without being influenced by partisan affiliations.
“The desire to think outside the box led us to a union of minds and then we said why don’t we create some kind of electoral alliance that will address this but for a change, it is not about you and me but we need to put together a framework and a key understanding that will allow other people to join because then they know that it is not about us,” he said.
When asked about the initiator of their collaboration, Dr. Sakara explained that it was Mr. Kyerematen who reached out to him.
He clarified that this approach occurred prior to Mr. Kyerematen’s defeat in the NPP’s presidential primaries.
“Well, I think he approached me first. I know him but I don’t know him that much. He approached me from the point of view of his transformation plan. He approached me not for political purposes but for the purpose of formulating a great transformation plan,” he added.
On Thursday, April 4, independent presidential candidate Alan John Kyerematen revealed a strategic partnership with the founder of NIM, marking the inception of a collaboration under the banner ‘The Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC).’
Mr. Kyerematen outlined the objectives of the Alliance in a statement announcing its official launch scheduled for Wednesday, April 17.
The primary goal of the ARC is to unite Ghanaians from various demographics, with a particular emphasis on engaging the youth and women, ultimately aiming to elect the first independent candidate as President of Ghana.