NPP General Secretary Hopeful Sets Condition for Alan Kyerematen's Return: "He Must Reapply"

• Eugene Boakye Antwi, a General Secretary hopeful of the NPP, has outlined the conditions under which Alan Kyerematen can return to the party
• Mr Antwi stated that Kyerematen must reapply to rejoin, following his voluntary resignation
• This comes as the NPP works to bring back disgruntled members ahead of the 2028 elections

Eugene Boakye Antwi, a General Secretary hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stated the conditions under which former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, would be reaccepted into the party.

Speaking to Nhyira FM in Kumasi on Friday, August 22, 2025, Mr. Antwi, who is a former Member of Parliament for Subin in the Ashanti Region, said Mr. Kyerematen must reapply to join the party if he wishes to return.

"Because he voluntarily resigned from the party, if he wants to rejoin, he must reapply. If he doesn't reapply, it means he’s not ready to return, and no one can force him," he said.

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Mr. Antwi, who is seeking to become the NPP General Secretary ahead of the 2028 elections, made these remarks while responding to efforts currently being made by the hierarchy of the party to bring back all disgruntled members.

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Why Alan Kyerematen resigned from the NPP

Alan Kyerematen was a key figure in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and held the position of Minister for Trade and Industry under President Akufo-Addo from 2017 to 2023.

He had previously served in the same role under President John Agyekum Kufuor from 2001 to 2007.

However, as the 2024 presidential elections approached, Alan Kyerematen fell out with the NPP leadership after losing the party’s flagbearer race to then-Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

He accused the NPP of rigging the primary election in favour of Dr. Bawumia in November 2023.

Following this, Mr Kyerematen left the party to establish the Movement for Change.

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This was not his first departure, as he had also left the NPP in 2007 after losing the flagbearer race to Nana Akufo-Addo.

For the 2024 elections, Alan Kyerematen decided to run as an independent candidate, despite his Movement for Change.

NPP grants amnesty to suspended members

Meanwhile, the NPP has granted amnesty to all its members who were suspended, as well as those whose disciplinary cases are pending.

In a letter dated Saturday, August 16, 2025, the Acting Chairman of the NPP, Danquah Smith Buttey, said the decision was taken at an emergency meeting called by the National Council on July 25, 2025.

According to the letter, the decision was aimed at promoting unity and reconciliation in the party ahead of the 2028 general elections.

Kyerematen's boy rejects NPP's suspension amnesty

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Hopeson Adorye, a member of Alan Kyerematen's Movement for Change, rejected the party’s call for suspended members to return.

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He vowed never to rejoin the party after backing Alan Kyerematen's failed presidential bid in 2023.

Adorye, who was with the Movement for Change at the time, said he would rather join the NDC than return to the NPP.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh