New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman aspirant John Boadu has admitted that the party may have made a mistake by allowing former Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen to leave the party ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam, Mr Boadu said any attempt to rebuild relations with Mr Kyerematen would require a careful assessment of the circumstances surrounding his departure and what the party could offer him.
He stressed that the NPP could not simply assume that Mr Kyerematen would be willing to return.
“Bringing back Alan Kyerematen will depend on the analysis we do. You can’t go and bring him back if he says he will not come. What will you do? It depends on what you are going to offer him,” he said.
Mr Boadu said Mr Kyerematen’s departure had consequences for the NPP that went beyond the votes he obtained as an independent presidential candidate in the 2024 election.
According to him, the development also created an image problem for the party, particularly following comments made by some of Mr Kyerematen’s supporters against NPP members.
“That’s why I felt that we didn’t do well by allowing him to go, because it’s not just about the votes he got at the end of the 2024 elections. There was also the damage and image problem the party suffered because of some of his supporters referring to some of our people as people they used to be in the same party with. That alone was damaging,” he said.
The NPP National Chairman aspirant said the party must therefore examine the factors that led to Mr Kyerematen’s departure before deciding how best to rebuild its relationship with him.
He noted that any effort to bring the former minister back would have to be based on a realistic understanding of his current position and willingness to reconnect with the party.
Mr Kyerematen, a former NPP presidential aspirant, resigned from the party in 2023 and subsequently contested the 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate.
Mr Boadu’s comments come as the NPP continues discussions about rebuilding the party and strengthening its political base ahead of the 2028 general elections.
