Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Hon Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, decided to tour the country and “hype” himself before the electorates in the various Regions and Constituencies.
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, Alan Kyerematen toured the Volta Region and received a rousing welcome when he visited Ho, the Volta Regional capital, as part of his National Engagement tour.
The milling crowd poured onto the streets of Ho, to wave and cheer him on with chants of ‘No Alan, No Vote’, and placards extolling his virtues such as ‘The Unifier’, ‘The Only Hope for 2024′, ‘Alan Kyerematen welcome Home,’ were ample indications of their choice of who was to lead the NPP to the 2024 general elections.
One elated supporter, Ablah Dzifa, said, “We are happy that Alan Cash has visited us in person. We have been waiting for this moment for some time”.
She added that, “This time around, our votes are for ‘Alan Cash’, and no form of intimidation from any quarter will be entertained since we are all optimistic that the party can only ‘Break the 8’ with Alan as our leader and the whole of Volta Region is behind him.”
Alan Assures Volta Region That It Holds A Key In The Great Transformational Plan (GTP)
One of the key policy points in Alan Kyerematen’s Great Transformational Plan (GTP) is the New Agricultural Revolution (NAR), which has been singled out as a message of hope for the Volta Region.
This came to the fore when Hon. Alan Kyerematen, former Minister for Trade and Industry, paid a day’s visit to the Volta Regional capital of Ho as part of his national tour of Engagement. During the visit, Hon. Kyerematen, gunning for the party’s flagbearer-ship, referred to the large tracts of arable lands in the region that could be put to productive use and serve as the base for revolutionizing agricultural production in the country.
Outlining his plans to transform the economy during interactions with party members, Hon. Alan Kyerematen said his NAR was anchored on mechanized agriculture by equipping the people with modern gadgets of farming to increase their levels of productivity.
He said it was also based on promoting agribusiness by ramping up the value chain to help minimize postharvest losses, make food abundantly available throughout the year at affordable prices, and also for export, as well turning raw materials into finished goods for the local and foreign markets.
The obviously elated supporters at the vision of their preferred candidate were energized and pledged to work even harder for his victory at the party’s primaries later in the year and go on to ‘Break the 8’ in 2024.
One of the supporters of Alan Kyerematen, Mensah Akakpo said; “For some of us, the New Agricultural Revolution in Alan Cash’s plan gives us hope for the future, and we want him to reiterate this whenever he enters the region. We have large hectors of undeveloped arable lands that could be cultivated to feed the whole country and beyond. This is why we welcome the GTP”.
It would be recalled that during the nationwide briefing to announce his resignation and intention to contest for the NPP presidential slot, Mr. Alan Kyerematen unveiled a 10-point plan as his vision to transform the economy when he wins the 2024 general elections. One of the pillars under his Great Transformational Plan (GTP) was the New Agricultural Revolution (NAR).
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