Over 6,000 young politicians nationwide who had previously defected from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to join Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change have announced their return to the NPP.
The group led by former NPP parliamentary candidate aspirant for Adentan, Alfred Ababio Kumi, indicated that leaving the NPP was an error.
At a press conference in Accra, Ababio Kumi publicly acknowledged their mistake and declared their renewed support for the NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
“It has become clear that we made a mistake; a mistake that we humbly admit and are ready to work to ensure that its dire effect is reversed or averted.
“Since the February 7, 2024 speech by the flagbearer of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, we have been asking ourselves questions that border on the future of this country and the very Ghana that we young people want,” he stated
Mr Kyeremanten, who previously resigned from the party’s flagbearer race, also declared his intention to run as an independent presidential candidate in the 2024 general election.
He cited electoral irregularities, unfair treatment, and bias during the NPP super delegates’ conference as factors behind his decision.
His move has sparked a nationwide debate about Ghana’s political duopoly and the possibility of a third force changing that.
While some political analysts and Ghanaians have welcomed his independence as a needed deviation from the regular NPP and NDC rhetoric, others have described it as a mistake.
These critics have compared Mr. Kyeremanten’s departure from the NPP to other political defectors who have failed to establish a formidable third force.