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In a surprising turn of events, members of Alan Kyerematen’s campaign team in the Northern Region have announced their withdrawal of support for him and their endorsement of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares for its National Delegates Conference scheduled for November.
This move comes hot on the heels of Alan Kyerematen’s resignation from the NPP, which he announced in a widely televised press conference on Monday. Alan Kyerematen had been a prominent figure in the NPP and had sought the party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential election.
At a press conference held in Tamale on Tuesday, Chabite Moses Moye, an administrator of the Alan campaign team in the region, expressed his team’s profound shock at Alan Kyerematen’s decision to sever ties with the NPP. Moye emphasized that their support for Alan Kyerematen had been firmly rooted in his affiliation with the NPP. Therefore, by distancing himself from the party, Kyerematen had effectively severed ties with his support base in the Northern Region.
The group went further to announce their endorsement of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the best candidate to lead the NPP into the 2024 elections, given the current circumstances. They cited various indicators suggesting Bawumia’s potential to win the nomination and ultimately the presidential race. Moye stated, “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 continues to work for NPP to win power in 2024.”
Chabite Moses Moye emphasized the team’s unwavering commitment to the NPP, emphasizing that they would not betray the party for Alan Kyerematen’s personal agenda. He expressed their collective disappointment with Kyerematen’s abrupt withdrawal from the party’s presidential race, characterizing it as a betrayal of his loyal supporters.
“We are concerned,” Moye declared. “Former supporters of Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen’s presidential candidacy in the 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 the NPP.”
He continued, “However, Alan chose to withdraw from the race without prior notice, citing isolated incidents of violence after our special delegates’ conference. This decision has inflicted unnecessary hardship on us because we firmly believe that the grassroots were firmly behind 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 think of the party first. Our support for him was rooted in the NPP and not as an individual. We were shocked by his resignation from the NPP, and some of us were disappointed. We will not betray our party; we remain NPP.”
As the NPP’s National Delegates Conference approaches, this significant shift in support within the Northern Region could have far-reaching implications for the party’s internal dynamics and the upcoming presidential nomination process.
