Joseph Osei-Owusu, popularly known as Joe Wise, the former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s Disciplinary Committee, has disclosed that the NPP is prepared to welcome former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen back.
According to Joe Wise, the NPP will be willing to welcome Alan Kyerematen back as a member, but not as flagbearer now.
He stressed that the party has already elected its flagbearer for the next general election, making it impossible for Alan Kyerematen to assume the position.
Joe Wise described Alan’s demand as unacceptable, adding that he initially considered the former minister’s comment a joke.
Speaking to the media at the Ashanti Region NPP sensitisation programme, Joe Wise stated, “The party has a channel of electing a flagbearer, and that procedure has been completed. So, if Bawumia finishes his term and Alan comes back, we will see whether he can go unopposed. But for now, I don’t think the party can accept him as flagbearer”.
Joseph Osei-Owusu explained that the NPP has established procedures governing the return of former members and urged Alan Kyerematen to follow the appropriate process.
He further stressed that the NPP needs more members to strengthen its ranks, noting that Mr Kyerematen had served the party in various capacities.
Joe wise added, “Alan Kyerematen has duly served the party in so many ways, so if he comes, we will accept him”.
His comments follow Alan Kyerematen’s public declaration that the only condition under which he would consider returning to the NPP is if he is offered the opportunity to lead the party as its flagbearer.
In related news, Alan Kyerematen, the United Party (UP) founder and leader, has disclosed that his decision to leave the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was driven by a disagreement over the party’s direction rather than a personal dispute.
According to Alan Kyerematen, the NPP over time moved away from the principles and values that originally shaped the United Party tradition from which it emerged.
He revealed that his political journey outside the NPP was therefore intended to provide an alternative platform for the values he believes should define the tradition, and also to broaden its focus to address the wider Ghanaian project.
Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV, Alan Kyerematen stated, “My very humble opinion is that they’ve completely abandoned the original ideals, the moral order, and the values of the UP tradition. But I believe in those values”.
Alan Kyerematen argued that the new UP was seeking to revive those principles while developing a political agenda that goes beyond the interests of any particular party.
He argued that political tradition should not be equated with the fortunes of individual parties, stressing that the party’s underlying values should survive even when a party associated with it departs from them.
Also, Alan Kyerematen has claimed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the 2024 elections by 2.1 million votes because of the propaganda targeted at him.
The former NPP man disclosed that once he declared his intention to go independent, some NPP members started circulating statements aimed at discrediting him.
According to Alan Kyerematen, the NPP propaganda backfired, as many voters who recognised his departure from the party chose not to support the NPP.
Speaking in a one-to-one interview on United Television (UTV) Ghana, Alan Kyerematen stated, “Do you know that after leaving the party and contesting as an independent candidate, 2.1 million voters didn’t vote for the NPP? And after leaving too, they kept saying, if he wants to go, he should go. I said openly to people that the time was too short to organise people to vote for me”.
“Then there was propaganda that I didn’t have people to vote for me. Their own report after losing the election said, since they said Alan Kyerematen is an independent candidate, then we will also not vote for them,” he added.
He further hinted that more revelations would be made in due course.
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