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Kyeremanteng asks party delegates to
vote for a winner
Bolgatanga, Oct. 23, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr Alan Kyeremanteng, a
presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has
cautioned the Party's delegates to do critical assessment
and vote for a candidate who would be able to win next
year's general election.
He gave the caution when he met NPP constituency chairmen
and polling agents in Bolgatanga on Monday to announce his
presidential bid and solicit their support ahead of the
Party's primaries scheduled for December this year.
Mr Kyeremanteng warned that the 2008 elections would be
hardly fought by other parties in their bid to wrestle power
from the NPP.
"You need to vote for a leader who can take the NPP to
victory, otherwise you will be doing a great disservice to
the Party and the country," he told the potential delegates.
He urged them to vote for a candidate who has the ability to
finish President Agyekum Kufuor's unfinished developmental
agenda, which he said included "creating of more jobs and
more cash".
Mr Kyeremanteng said the NPP government had done a lot for
Ghanaians but the only thing left was the creation of more
jobs to make Ghanaians rich and more comfortable.
This requires a leadership with the vision, international
experience and exposure, he said, adding that he possessed
all those qualities.
Mr Kyeremanteng said long service in the Party should not be
used as a yardstick for electing a candidate.
"A candidate who is highly marketable, visionary and
experienced, and can transform the economy to middle-income
level should be the one to be targeted", he added.
He spoke about his stewardship in the NPP, saying he had
served the Party's structures for 30 years and also held
numerous positions in government.
Mr Kyeremanteng urged the potential delegates to intensify
house-to-house campaigns to effectively sell the Party's
message and also market him as the presidential candidate.
He presented GH¢10,000 (100 million) cedis cash and food
items to the Regional Coordinating Council to be distributed
to victims of recent floods that hit the three northern
regions and part of Western region.
GNA
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