The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially rejected the claims made by Alan Kyerematen regarding his decision to withdraw from the flagbearership race.
Kyerematen, who secured the third position in the Special Delegates’ Conference, was initially expected to be one of the five candidates participating in the presidential primaries scheduled for November 4.
However, he opted to withdraw from the race, citing alleged intimidation of his supporters and manipulation of the election to favor a particular candidate.
In response to these allegations, Haruna Mohammed, the Deputy General Secretary of the NPP, in an interview dismissed Mr. Kyerematen’s claims.
Mohammed stated, “The party has received a letter from him, through the chairman of the elections committee. The elections committee has confirmed to us that they have received the letter. And I don’t think the content is different from what is put out in the media.
“His decision to withdraw is not something the party is happy about, we believe everybody competing with ideas, for him to withdraw at this stage is not something the party is happy about. But this is his personal decision he has taken, I think he has the constitutional right to do so, and we take it in good faith”.
He also refuted the assertion that the party had manipulated the election, explaining that the party’s rules clearly define who the delegates should be, and these delegates had been predetermined according to the party’s constitution. Therefore, he argued that it would be challenging to accept claims of election manipulation.
Nevertheless, the party released a statement acknowledging the receipt of Kyerematen’s letter, dated September 5, 2023.
In the same statement, it was revealed that both the Elections Committee and the Disciplinary Committee had launched thorough investigations into all reported incidents of violations and infractions allegedly occurring during the super delegates’ election.
Source – citinewsroom.com
