{"id":1088767,"date":"2022-05-16T10:35:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T10:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/16\/akufo-addo-has-endorsed-alan-kyerematen-hopeson-adorye-cites-2016-proof-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:35:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T10:35:27","slug":"akufo-addo-has-endorsed-alan-kyerematen-hopeson-adorye-cites-2016-proof-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/16\/akufo-addo-has-endorsed-alan-kyerematen-hopeson-adorye-cites-2016-proof-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo Has \u2018Endorsed\u2019 Alan Kyerematen \u2013 Hopeson Adorye Cites 2016 &#8216;Proof&#8217; | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hopeson Adorye, a member of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, has suggested that President\u00a0Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u00a0has by some previous pronouncements blessed Trade and Industry Minister\u00a0Alan Kyerematen\u00a0as next flagbearer of the NPP.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his Facebook handle, Adorye shared a November 2016 video clip in which Akufo-Addo \u2013 then opposition candidate \u2013 is addressing a crowd at Kwesimintim in the Western Region.<\/p>\n<p>In the 57-second video he captioned, \u2018The man Akufo-Addo has said it all,\u2019 the president is heard telling the crowd about how he lost party primaries to Kufuor and 1998 yet fully supported the campaign that brought Kufuor to power.<\/p>\n<p>Akufo-Addo cited his own circumstance in 2015 when he defeated Alan before touting Alan as his biggest campaigner in the 2016 polls. He went on to defeat incumbent John Dramani Mahama in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>What Akufo-Addo said:<\/p>\n<p>In 1998 when we went to Sunyani to elect a flagbearer for 2000 election, I contested against Mr. Kufuor, he won it. Yet in the 2000 campaign, if you will remember, I campaigned for Kufuor \u2026 that is how it is.<\/p>\n<p>It is the same way when last year (2015) we went for a (flagbearership) contest, you know I contested with\u00a0Alan Kyerematen, you know that?<\/p>\n<p>Now the one who is campaigning for me more than anyone in this election is\u00a0Alan Kyerematen.<\/p>\n<p>NPP primaries coming up<\/p>\n<p>Alan Kyerematen\u00a0is seen as a frontrunner in the race to succeed President\u00a0Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p>His main contender is believed to be Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia \u2013 none of them have formally spoken about their ambitions despite their supporters making a case for either of them in media interviews.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP is expected to elect a new presidential candidate ahead of the 2024 General Elections, this is because the second and final term of Akufo-Addo expires after the vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. 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