A former member and presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has opened registration for Ghanaians to become volunteer members for his “Movement for Change” ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.
Mr Kyerematen who was a Minister of Trade and Industry, and resigned from the party to contest as an independent candidate, with the brand logo “Monarch Butterfly,” registered hundreds of Ghanaians through a volunteer activation exercise held yesterday in Accra.
Participants which were mostly the youth were in branded yellow T-shirts and caps, with the logo embodied in the front and back of the T-shirts, provided their name, constituency, and telephone numbers to become an agent for the movement.
Speaking at the launch of the volunteer activation exercise, Mr Kyerematen said, the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could not be trusted to handle Ghana’s economy, coming 2024 as both parties had no plan to address the current economic situation.
He said the NPP and NDC had ruled the country for over 30 years, with both parties leading the country to visit the IMF for the 17th times, hence, the need for a new leader who is capable of transforming the misfortune of the country for the betterment of the youth, especially.
He said Ghana needs to move beyond the duopoly of the NDC and the NPP, as nations such as China has been able to transform their economy after 30 years of good leadership, who are committed of fighting corruption and managing their economy with good policies and programmes.
Mr Kyerematen said, currently, Ghanaians are not interested in bringing another political leader to rule, but a leader who would come and serve for the interest of Ghanaians, and not those that would continue to serve the interest of their political parties.
“It is time to elect a leader who is nonpartisan, and capable of serving the interest of Ghanaians, and not those interested in continuing to serve survival of their parties.
The youths is suffering, nurses, teachers, farmers, the labor unions are all complaining the hardship in our economy. The movement is here to serve them,” he said.
He said what Ghana needs is a plan and not a manifesto which is full of promises, stressing that, plan shows how leaders could deliver upon their promises, which the NPP and NDC had any to address the current issues.
“What Ghana needs is a new plan, and that is what the Movement for Change will be given to Ghanaians.
The great transformational plan from the movement is going to move Ghana, and sustain the development of the country. Our exchange rate and inflation will be resolved through our plan,” Mr Kyerematen said.
He noted that Ghanaians also needed to change their attitudes and behaviors, saying the lack of discipline is becoming disrespectful to the principles of the rule of law.
He said there was no patriotism in the country anymore, as the youth especially were not committed to national duties to help transform the country to the betterment for all.
Mr Kyerematen said, the foundation of the movement would be championed by the youth, stressing that, this was an opportunity for the youth to anchor their own future.
He said the movement unlike political parties, would be built in the spirit of volunteerism, and expressed the hope that the youth would be at the forefront of the movement campaign.
Mr Kyerematen said, the NPP elected flagbearer had nothing new to transform the country’s mismanaged economy, while the NDC flagbearer had also no plan to also address the menace of corruption and mismanagement they brought to the Ghanaian economy.
BY BERNARD BENGHAN