Alan Kyerematen is the best for Ghana - Carlos Ahenkorah
Of the ten people contesting for the 2024 presidential
ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), former Trade and Industry
Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is the one with the most winsome personality
to make the NPP break the eight.
This is according to the Member of Parliament (MP) for
Tema West, Hon. Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah.
“This is because Alan Kyerematen is the best for Ghana
and most Ghanaians know that,” he said in an exclusive interview.
Consequently, he said that the NPP now has the onus on
it to pave way for the one that Ghanaians want to elect as the successor to
president Nana Akufo-Addo.
“As a party, we have a responsibility to Ghanaians, to
present to them who they want to elect as president. And we also have a
responsibility to the NPP to make sure we put our best foot forward in the
upcoming presidential election.”
Hon. Ahenkorah said this in Tema after a meeting with
some delegates of his constituency on Sunday.
Already, in numerous polls by Global Info Analytics,
Alan Kyerematen is going neck and neck with Vice President Bawumia in spite of
the huge resources and incumbency advantage that Dr. Bawumia enjoys.
A total of ten flagbearer hopefuls have successfully
filed their nominations to contest for the upcoming presidential primary
scheduled for November.
The list of candidates is
made up of Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr.
Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, a former General Secretary of the NPP, Mr. Kwadwo Poku,
an Energy Expert, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, a former Trade and Industry Minister,
and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
The rest are Mr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a former
Food and Agriculture Minister, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, a former Energy Minister,
Mr. Edward Addai-Nimo, a former MP for Asante Mampong, and Dr. Kofi Konadu
Apraku, an Economist.
Of the lot, Alan Kyerematen and Vice President
Mahamudu Bawumia are the leading contenders for the ticket. However, being an
Ashanti, Alan enjoys slight advantage over Dr. Bawumia because the Ashanti
region is the stronghold of the NPP.
According to Carlos Ahenkorah, Alan Kyerematen’s
winsomeness is not only because of his tribal extraction, but that the man has experience
in government, with specific longevity in the portfolio of Trade.
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