{"id":216554,"date":"2024-09-11T08:48:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/11\/im-not-affiliated-to-any-political-party\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T08:48:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:48:05","slug":"im-not-affiliated-to-any-political-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/11\/im-not-affiliated-to-any-political-party\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m not affiliated to any political party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a significant move, former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has declared his exit from politics, distancing himself from any future affiliations with political parties.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan\u2019s brief involvement in politics began in February 2024, when he attended the campaign launch of NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, he was appointed as the chairman of Bawumia\u2019s Youth and Sports Manifesto sub-committee and also joined the vice president in a campaign walk in Akropong in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1086136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gyan-asamoah.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1243\" height=\"750\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>However, in a statement released recently, the 38-year-old football legend admitted that his foray into partisan politics was not in the best interest of Ghanaian youth. Acknowledging this, Gyan vowed to step away from politics altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Gyan expressed a renewed commitment to youth empowerment, pledging to focus on creating opportunities for young Ghanaians, especially in sports.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed his intent to use his foundation and other available resources to support the nation\u2019s youth, ensuring their growth and success outside the realm of politics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1086135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gyan-new-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant move, former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has declared his exit from politics, distancing himself from any future affiliations with political parties. Gyan\u2019s brief involvement in politics began in February 2024, when he attended the campaign launch of NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Shortly after, he was appointed as the chairman [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I&#039;m not affiliated to any political party - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/11\/im-not-affiliated-to-any-political-party\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I&#039;m not affiliated to any political party - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a significant move, former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has declared his exit from politics, distancing himself from any future affiliations with political parties. 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