Alan Kyerematen and Bishop Dag Heward-Mills
The Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North constituency, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has opened up about how some New Patriotic Party members tried to convince Alan Kyerematen to rejoin the party but failed.
According to his narration, some NPP MPs approached the Founder of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC), formerly the Lighthouse Chapel International, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills; some Anglican bishops, and other notable personalities who were close to Alan to convince him to rejoin the party.
The MP mentioned that despite their relentless efforts to bring Alan back to the party, the leader of the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) refused to heed their plea.
Speaking in an interview with JoyNews, Appiah-Kubi stated that NPP losing Alan made some voters in the Ashanti Region unhappy, which contributed to the party’s disastrous defeat in the 2024 general elections.
“The people of the Ashanti Region are likely to vote for the NDC because they are hurt. Myself and other colleagues took it upon ourselves to go and see Bishop Heward-Mills, Anglican bishops, and other prominent people who were close to Alan in an attempt to bring him back to the party, but our efforts were not successful.
“It was not that he was indispensable, but it was a necessary effort. Some people in Kumasi always supported Alan, and if they are unhappy with the situation, they will not come out to vote,” he said.
Meanwhile, Alan exited the NPP after losing in the party’s primaries to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, from where he formed his own political movement.
In the 2024 Election, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, emerged as the winner, garnering 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55%, while the New Patriotic Party Flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, finished second with 4,657,304 votes, representing 41.61%.
The NPP also lost most of their parliamentary seats, with some of their bigwigs like KT Hammond, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, and Henry Quartey being major victims.
Watch Appiah Kubi’s video below
We spoke to Dag Heward Mills and prominent people because we needed Alan Kyeremanten to return to the party – Andy Appiah-Kubi.#UPfront pic.twitter.com/8kVxwbjSlv
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) December 12, 2024
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