Theodore Albright, a lawyer and Council Member at the Centre for Social Justice, underscores the need to treat Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen’s intimidation allegations during the NPP‘s Super Delegates Conference with utmost seriousness.
He insisted that if the Party deems Mr. Kyerematen a valuable candidate conducting an intra-party campaign, his concerns should not be disregarded because he possesses significant stature and high standards.
“His concerns must not be dismissed because he is “a person of substance and a person of high standard.”
Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile program, Mr. Albright clarified that the NPP should not easily brush aside Mr. Kyerematen’s allegations by labeling him as “disgruntled” with the election process.
“Well, the figures might work against him, but what he has to say should be taken seriously. When you combine the figures for Alan and the combined figures for Ken, that’s rounded up about 25% or one-quarter of the total votes. And these two people complained about the process.
The lawyer’s remarks were a reaction to Mr. Kyerematen’s announcement of his withdrawal from the party’s flagbearer race. In his statement, the former Trade and Industry Minister outlined numerous incidents that he believed had provided an advantage to a specific aspirant during the party’s Super Delegates Conference. He also highlighted the significant level of intimidation faced by delegates across all 16 regions, a situation he characterized as unprecedented in the party’s history.
Mr. Albright expressed his worries that the NPP might not be strongly contemplating Mr. Kyerematen’s claims of intimidation in light of this.
He emphasised that dealing with such situations shouldn’t be taken lightly and needs to be given the serious thought it deserves.
“The signal that is then given is that, as is either modus operandi or it is an acceptable way of addressing matters of democracy.
“And I’m rather pained, actually, when I listened to my fellow panellist and deputy general secretary for the party speaking rather light terms on this matter,” Mr Albright stated.