The Municipal Chief Executive for Asokore Mampong, Kennedy Kwasi Kankam, has stated that the resignation of the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kyerematen is a blessing for the elephant family.

The former Nhyiaeso Member of Parliament asserted that Alan’s resignation will not affect the party's chances of winning the upcoming election.

“We have seen all those things, and one thing that excites me about these events is that when it happens like that, it’s a good omen for the party that is in power. Because when Goosie Tanoh left and Nana Konadu left, the NDC was able to win power. During President Kufuor’s time, when Wereko Brobbey also left, the NPP came to power,” he said in an interview on Nhyira FM’s Kuro Yi Mu Nsɛm.

The former Deputy Administrative Manager for Metro Mass Transit Limited encouraged members of the NPP to stay positive.

“Politics is not conflict; it is democracy. I beg all members of the NPP that it is not unheard of for a member of a political party to resign. It started after independence, even before independence, when the UGCC, Ako Adjei, and Paa Grant paid money to bring in Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to form a political party, when Osagyefo came in and felt oppressed, he resigned and said he was forming his own political party, which is the Convention People’s Party."

He went and did his work. Subsequently, Joe Appiah and others also resigned from their political parties in 1979. Even in 1992, it’s not just the NPP tradition.

“From 1992 onward, we’ve seen Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings leave the NDC; we’ve seen Goosie Tanoh leave the NDC; we’ve seen Wereko Brobbey leave the NPP and form his own party; we’ve seen Ayariga leave the PNC and form his own party,” he observed.

Commenting on the effect of Alan’s absence on the NPP, Kennedy Kankam noted the party intends to investigate MPs who previously supported the former Minister of trade and industry.

“Look at what is happening now. Look at all the top notches, with the exception of about two or three. Look at the number of MPs who were following the honorable Alan Kyerematen. They have all remained in the NPP, and we are not going to simply accept their decision to stay.

“We are going to do the checks and balances, and we’re going to keep an eye on everybody to ensure that the New Patriotic Party doesn’t suffer any effects”, he said.

According to him, Alan’s exit was a call to action.

“His exit now is going to help us identify our shortcomings. In what ways did we err, pushing him to resign? What happened? Whose responsibility was it? What regulations were put in place, and were they honored? We are going to interrogate it. We are all going to sit down and analyze the situation, and after all that, we’ll come back as a stronger party,” he asserted.

This is not the first time Alan is quitting the party. After the 2007 presidential primaries where he contested against Akufo-Addo, he raised issues with the process just as he has done now, and went ahead to resign.

However, after the party promised to address his concerns, he returned to the NPP, only to resign again now to contest the national election as an independent candidate.