The Movement for Change and the National Interest Movement (NIM) have formed an Electoral Alliance to contest the 2024 presidential polls.
The leaders of the two independent groups, Alan John Kwadwo of the Movement for Change and Michael Abu Sakara Foster of NIM, have come together with some other political parties and individuals to pursue the agenda of securing the presidency in December.
Alan Kyerematen, in a press statement he signed and released yesterday, announcing the alliance, said it is to end the dominance of the duopoly of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the politics of Ghana.
“The Alliance seeks to end the dominance of the duopoly, the NDC and the NPP, in Ghanaian politics, two parties which after 32 years in government have failed to address the fundamental challenges of development in our beloved country,” he stated.
Mr. Kyerematen indicated that when voted into government the alliance will focus on breaking the cycle of poverty and reset the country on a new path to prosperity.
The former Trade Minister in the President Akufo-Addo government further explained that the Alliance will advocate for fundamental Constitutional Reforms, including but not limited to, reforms in Governance, Public Sector Accountability, Management of our Natural Resources, as well as Mindset and Attitudinal change in Ghana.
The divisiveness in Ghanaian politics, he believes, is the ‘Winner takes all’ syndrome, as well as the lack of continuity in the execution of government projects which have been associated with the duopoly, have brought untold hardships on the good people of Ghana.
“The Alliance will work towards forming an all-inclusive Government of National Unity, with representation from Political Parties, the Business Community, Farmers and Fishermen, Labour Unions, Faith-Based Organisations, Traditional Authorities, Civil Society Organisations, Academia, Media and other Stakeholder Interest Groups.
The Alliance will also mobilise consensus towards a National Development Plan which will go beyond Party Manifestos and constitute the Blueprint for Ghana’s economic transformation,” the statement concluded.
Few months ago, when Mr. Kyerematen enumerated his plans for the country, he disclosed that they were anchored on sound pillars named the ‘Great Transformational Plan’ (GTP) which will significantly deal with poverty and bring prosperity to the nation.
It included building a strong macro-economic environment which will be characterised by a stable currency and low inflation among others.
Furthermore, his plans seek to introduce a New Agricultural Revolution (NAR) for Ghana, which will first take advantage of local, regional and global markets.
Also, the GTP will be promoting industrial transformation through value addition and the establishment of strategic anchor industries to diversify the Ghanaian economy.
The National Interest Movement (NIM) on the other hand is a non-partisan civil society platform that independently promotes an alternative to the winner takes all electoral system in Ghana.
NIM’s agenda is a comprehensive reform of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution to “remove key impediments (road blocks) to our nation’s progress, so that we can reset our county’s development on a faster path to prosperity for all, and not only a few.” Prosperity for all must be the foundation for progress in Ghana.
NIM proposes some radical changes to our 1992 constitution and also how the institutions work now.
