Alan Kyerematen: My Exit Contributed To NPP’s 2024 Vote Decline
The UP leader says his departure from the NPP contributed to the party’s decline in votes in the 2024 presidential election.
- Kyerematen links his NPP exit to vote decline
- He says some NPP stalwarts acknowledged his impact
- EC figures show NPP’s presidential vote fell from 2020
Founder and leader of the United Party (UP), Alan Kyerematen, has claimed that his decision to leave the New Patriotic Party (NPP) contributed to the party’s decline in votes in the 2024 presidential election.
Speaking in an interview, Mr Kyerematen said he could not take responsibility for the entire drop in the NPP’s votes but noted that some NPP stalwarts had acknowledged that his departure played a role.
“I cannot say that I was the reason 2.1 million people didn’t vote for NPP. But from what some NPP stalwarts are saying, my exit contributed in a way,” he said.
Mr Kyerematen said some NPP members initially downplayed his decision to leave the party and contest the 2024 election as an independent candidate, arguing that his departure would have little impact.
He also claimed that some members circulated statements aimed at discrediting his independent campaign after he announced his decision to leave the party.
According to Mr Kyerematen, some voters who had previously supported the NPP subsequently chose not to vote for the party after his departure.
He further said claims that he lacked the support base to make an impact as an independent candidate formed part of the narrative against his campaign.
Official Electoral Commission figures show that NPP presidential candidate Mahamudu Bawumia received 4,877,611 votes in the 2024 election, compared with 6,730,587 votes obtained by Nana Akufo-Addo in 2020.
Alan Kyerematen, who contested the 2024 election as an independent candidate, obtained 32,457 votes, according to the figures cited in the report.
Mr Kyerematen said he would make further revelations on the issue in due course.
