The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has weighed in on Alan Kyerematen\u2019s criticism of former President John Agyekum Kufuor\u2019s endorsement of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the 2024 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyerematen, now the flagbearer of the Movement for Change, recently took issue with Kufuor\u2019s public endorsement of Bawumia, claiming it had tarnished the former president\u2019s legacy as a respected statesman. According to Kyerematen, Kufuor\u2019s support for Bawumia represented a significant \u201cblot\u201d on his otherwise admirable political career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a Facebook post on Monday, November 18, Ofosu Nkansah dismissed Kyerematen\u2019s remarks, suggesting they were rooted in personal frustration rather than genuine political concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKyerematen appears to be pained by Dr. Bawumia\u2019s rise in Ghana\u2019s political landscape, especially after he left the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to form the Movement for Change,\u201d Ofosu Nkansah wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argued that Kyerematen\u2019s comments reflect his discomfort with being overtaken by Bawumia in terms of political influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomeone who believed he should have preceded Kufuor in prominence is bound to have issues with Dr. Bawumia surpassing him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ofosu Nkansah also urged Kyerematen to shift his focus away from criticizing individuals within the NPP and concentrate instead on addressing pressing national issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRather than targeting figures like Kufuor or Bawumia, Kyerematen should focus on presenting a compelling vision for Ghana,\u201d Ofosu Nkansah suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exchange follows Kufuor\u2019s endorsement of Bawumia, where the former president praised the Vice President as the ideal candidate to lead Ghana, citing his economic expertise and past contributions. The endorsement has sparked mixed reactions, with Kyerematen\u2019s criticism drawing significant attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As political tensions escalate ahead of the 2024 elections, Ofosu Nkansah\u2019s response underscores the broader divisions within Ghana\u2019s political space and highlights the challenges facing Kyerematen as he seeks to position his Movement for Change as a viable alternative to the NPP and the NDC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has weighed in on Alan Kyerematen\u2019s criticism of former President John Agyekum Kufuor\u2019s endorsement of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the 2024 general elections. Kyerematen, now the flagbearer of the Movement for Change, recently took issue with Kufuor\u2019s public endorsement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,21],"tags":[207,273,456],"class_list":["post-1483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-politics","tag-alan","tag-bawumia","tag-ofosu-nkansah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1485,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1483\/revisions\/1485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}