Mr. John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, flagbearer of the Movement for Change (MFC), has said he will pull a big surprise on December 7, 2024, which will leave the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a big shock.
The Presidential hopeful said in Kumasi on Saturday that the Movement for Change would garner 65% of votes in the Ashanti region, to the surprise of the NPP and NDC.
According to him, both the NPP and NDC are no longer a deciding factor in Ghana politics and, therefore, “the game is over for the NPP and the NDC”.
He said 80 per cent of the Ghanaian population is fed up with the NPP and NDC duopoly, such that his government of national unity would restore hope and help Ghana rise up again.
“A Union government is the only solution to Ghana’s problems”, he said.
Mr. Kyerematen, who was interacting with media practitioners at the end of his Caravan tour of the Ashanti region, emphasised that he is a grassroots person and indications are that there would be “skirt and blouse” voting, which would go to the advantage of the MFC.
Mr. Kyerematen said he had been in the queue for long and “it is now my turn”, adding that in the event of a run-off, he (Alan) will surely be one of the two contestants, stressing that “NPP, NDC are out of the game (elections).”
He explained the strength of the MFC in the fact that both NPP and NDC do not have more than two million committed voters and that the remaining 15 million voting population are not committed to the NPP and NDC, which leaves the voters with no option than to vote for the MFC.
He also explained that 10 million of the 17 million total voters are in the age bracket of 18 and 35 years, who do not care about the NPP and the NDC, and that the MFC will get six million out of the 10 million youth, to secure one touch voting at the polls.
The MFC flagbearer said the manifestos of the NPP and NDC have not addressed the economic crisis and that his Great Transformational Plan (GTP) will provide the required antidote to ensure economic reforms, which have eluded Ghana the past years.
On the fight against galamsey, Mr. Kyerematen said he has a formula to stop the canker, since the NPP and NDC have no will power to stop it.
He said the menace will be banned for a year, within which the turbidity of rivers will be restored and degraded lands reclaimed, before engaging the youth in responsible mining, with support from the government.
The flagbearer also suggested constitutional reforms to give power back to the people, because the 1992 Constitution has no checks and balances and thus give excessive powers to the president, which is a deterrent to democracy.
He said a second chamber of Parliament will be considered, in lieu of a Council of State, to limit the powers of the Executive.
Answering a question on how to address the wide gap between the dollar and the cedi, Mr. Kyerematen suggested short and long term measures, such as controlling Forex Bureaux to arrest the pressure on the cedi from loss of confidence in the economy and export respectively, and assured that the cedi will be stabilised in one and half years of his administration.
The MFC leader also described the free SHS as a good policy, but the implementation leaves much to be desired and proposed that there must be financial, teaching and infrastructural requirements, as well as policy innovation to effectively sustain it.
He cautioned the media against misinformation, which he said is a departure from the three basic functions of informing, educating and entertaining.
An MFC government of national unity, he said, will transform the media to execute its traditional role and the constitutional right to serve as a watchdog.
Mr. Akwasi Addae Odike, a businessman and politician, said he has seen divine leadership in Alan Kyerematen and that the December 7 election is a done deal for the MFC flagbearer.
Nana Kofi Senyah, a leading member of the Movement, said the MFC has come to stay and assured the media that they would have a relevant role to play in the Alan Kyerematen administration and called for support for the Movement for Change.
