Alan Kyerematen
Senior lecturer at the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo, has called on the camp of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia not to assume it is a done deal in the flagbearer race ahead of the November 4, 2023 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary.
The political science lecturer argues that the vantage win by the Vice President in the just ended Super Delegates Conference does not necessarily point at an imminent win on November 4.
He claimed that the over 67% delegates that voted for the Vice President were whipped by the system to keep their position and follow a given trend.
He opined that the dynamics at the general delegates conference and that of the limited Super Delegates Conference are entirely different since the grassroots voters could not be whipped like their superiors.
In a Facebook post on the NPP Super Delegates Conference, Gyampo described the just ended exercise as politically made by the governance and the institution at large.
“I have seen the first three winners in the NPP Super Delegates Elections. My preliminary thoughts are that, nothing is surprising about the placements of 1-3. The majority of the delegates were “politically made” by the establishment and their continuous stay in office as appointees, and even as elected people, is based on the support of the establishment. They couldn’t have varied their votes,” he said.
He further noted, “Ken also garnered his kind of great show among those who felt they could get his support in terms of money in their future electoral and political endeavours. He could be a kingmaker and would easily nominate some of these guys for positions. But what makes him a serious force in the future is that, he is also a very much grassroots person.
“So, our Veep cannot be complacent because the real kingmakers will be at the grassroots where both Alan and Ken are likely to make huge incursions, according to very scientific data on the NPP delegate preferences. He, Alan and Ken must therefore work harder,” he added.
He indicated that the future of the NPP presidential aspirant race is heavily pregnant with definitely hugely uncertain possibilities, adding that more work must be done by the Vice President to get to the grassroots; more work must be done by Alan to win more people at the top as he’s likely to put up a better show among the grassroots in November; and Ken, the maverick, must work harder to appeal to both segments of the delegates.
“Those who have just voted can still change their mind towards any direction; no one must be complacent and no one must give up. Delegates at the grassroots must remain fired up to decide who must lead the party, according to only their conscience, and never the outcome of the just ended exercise.
“Congratulations to all aspirants, especially our Veep, Ken, and Alan,” Mr. Gyampo stated.
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