Alan Kyerematen, the Alliance for Revolutionary Change’s presidential candidate, has revealed that half of his ministers will be drawn from members of Parliament who belong to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to Alan, the majority of his ministerial appointments will come from Parliament, including members of the NDC and NPP as well as any other party or individual that manages to get into Parliament, as he is required by the 1992 Constitution to choose half of his ministers from Parliament.
Alan Kyeremanten declared that individual merit, not political affiliation, will determine his choices, as he informed Bernard Avle, host of Citi FM’s Citi Breakfast Show.
Alan Kyeremanten to appoint NPP and NDC members
“I hear people asking, how are you going to get your ministers but that is very simple. I am saying that I will pick ministers from the two parties that are represented in Parliament and if there are other parties that will make it to Parliament, I also have the flexibility to pick independent candidates.
“I am picking them not because they are NPP or NDC. I will pick them on the basis of their own individual merits. It is just that they are in Parliament and I am required by the constitution to pick at least half of my ministers from Parliament.”
The former Minister for Trade under the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration touted his credentials as the leader the country needs.
“I am the president Ghana needs at this time. When you have a divided country, you need somebody who resonates with people from different political parties, whether it is the NDC or the NPP,” Kyerematen remarked.
He further noted that a significant number of people within his former party, the NPP, still support him and would prefer him as president over any other candidate