Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Hon. Alan Kyerematen today submitted his nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries at the Party’s Head office in Accra.
The submission of his forms follows from market queens from the 16 regions in the country who picked up the nomination forms for Hon. Kyerematen.
Present to support the former Minister was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lambussie in the Upper West Region, Hon. Bright Bakye Yelviel Baligi.
Speaking at the function, Hon. Baligi said “my MPs colleague and l have the privilege to be part of this historic occasion. On behalf of my colleagues and my own behalf, I present to you the incoming president of Ghana, the man of action and integrity who lives his words, the unifier, the man to rescue, rebuild, restore and reward the party, the man of vision, Mr. Industry, Hon Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen”
This was followed with a resounding round of applause by the scores of supporters who where present as a gesture of approval.
The legislature further hailed Hon. Kyerematen as a practical economist who lives his words.
“Hon Kyerematen has been competent in the sense that he is credible and has remarkable achievements at both the private and corporate levels of governance and entrepreneurship.
“This makes him stand out as a practical economist who lives his words” he said
Hon. Alan Kyerematen resigned as the Minister of Trade and Industry in January this year 2023, to pursue his presidential ambition.
Before his resignation he championed government’s One District One Factory (1D1F) agenda and has since birthed over 170 factories across the country.
Mr. Alan Kyerematen aslos served under the same capacity under former President John Agyekum Kufuor’s administration where championed the Presidential Special Initiatives programme aimed at creating fully integrated industries in the country.
