A spokesperson for Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change, Ebo Buckman, believes that the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has harbored a disdain for the former Trade and Industry Minister for approximately 15 years.
Mr. Buckman also pointed to an incident in 2008 after the primaries, where the NPP announced that Alan had left Ghana when he was actually present in the country.
This, according to him, reaffirmed the party’s longstanding desire to distance itself from Alan.
“One particular issue that came up and really shook my heart was the one that happened in 2008. After Alan Kyerematen conceded defeat to Akufo-Addo, he was in his office. An announcement was made on TV that he had travelled out of Ghana, and it surprised him because he was right in Ghana at the time. The MC for the programme announced that Alan was not in Ghana when he was in Ghana.”
“The announcement during the campaign launch of the party that he was not in Ghana when he was in Ghana meant the party did not want him.”
“The announcement made during the campaign launch of the party, stating that he was not in Ghana when he was in Ghana, indicated that the party did not want him.”
Furthermore, Mr. Buckman alleged that he was unfairly disqualified when he sought to become a Member of Parliament on the party’s ticket, primarily due to his close association with Mr. Kyerematen during the 2007 presidential primaries.
“I was supporting Alan during the 2007 primaries and also vying to become an MP and the party disqualified me and the letter confirming my disqualification said I was disqualified over some reasons that could not be stated and the reason that it could be is my support for Alan during the primaries.”
In a surprising turn of events on Monday, September 25, Mr. Kyerematen announced his resignation from the NPP to establish the Movement for Change, with intentions to run as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections.