News Desk Report
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, held their Ashanti Regional Delegates Conference in Kumasi.
All corners of the Garden City were decorated with portraits of Mr. Alan Kwadwo
Kyerematen, who is tipped to win the NPP’s Presidential primary.
Some of the inscriptions read, “The Hope of Ghana: Alan Kyerematen,” “The Unifier: Alan
Kyerematen, Ye nim wo firi tete,” “Jobs4 the People, Cash4 the People: Alan Kyerematen,”
“Next to Lead: Alan Kyerematen, Ye nim wo firi tete.”
“Astute Leader After Nana – ALAN”
The majority of the delegates openly declared their unflinching support for the Trade and Industry Minister, who is regarded as a smart and time-tested politician capable of breaking the 8-year cycle of governance in Ghana.
Profile
Mr. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen affectionately called Alan Cash was born on October 3, 1955.
He is a Ghanaian politician, corporate executive, diplomat, and international public servant specializing in global trade issues.
Mr. Kyerematen was Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States and later Minister of Trade and Industry, Private Sector Development (PSD), and the Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI), under the President Kufuor-led NPP government.
The cash man served as a trade advisor at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he coordinated the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC).