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ALAN’S VETTING ON 25TH FEB. 2021 WHAT TO EXPECT

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ASANTE AKYEM YOUTH APPRECIATES Alan Kyerematen: ALAN KYEREMATEN A long serving patriot Story on Page 2 Story on Page 1

EXPERIENCE, CHARACTER, COMPETENCE, CHARISMA Alan Kyerematen: a long Serving Patriot he New Patriotic Party has people who were members of becoming its founding Chief performance in the 1996 had its fair share of ups some of the antecedents of the Executive at the age of 35 in elections. J. A. Kuffuor, the Tand downs, satisfaction NPP joined Rawlings' NDC. 1990. As a result of his vast leader of the NPP got an experience in management and impressive 39.7% of the votes. and disappointment, glory and Perhaps, joining the party entrepreneurial leadership, Alan Impressive; because in 1992, shame, joy and pain. After the ban founded by the most powerful Kyerematen became the the NPP got less than 35% of on political parties was lifted as man in the country was the easier chairman of the Young the votes. From humble Executive Forum of the New beginnings, the NPP had made a the country was preparing to go option. In spite of that, there were Patriotic Party, a position he giant stride towards capturing back to democracy and establish brave men who chose to stand up occupied for nine years. The power. Winning the hearts of the Fourth Republic, like-minded to Jerry Rawlings and speak truth Young Executive Forum was Ghanaians through alliances people who shared the same to power. Some of these bold men formed by highly successful proved to be vital in the 2000 young men who had achieved elections when J. A. Kuffuor got political philosophy gathered to are : Professor Albert Adu huge successes in their private the crucial support of the CPP form political parties. Jerry John Boahen, Peter Ala Adjetey, lives. This powerful group of and other parties in the run-off. Rawlings, the military ruler of Bernard Jao Da Rocha, John young executives used their Kudos to Alan Kyerematen and Ghana at the time founded the Agyekum Kuffuor, Nana Addo power and influence to entice the others whose smart other successful businessmen to negotiating skills made these National Democratic Congress, Danquah Akufo-Addo and Alan join the NPP and provide alliances possible and by some Nkrumaists founded the John Kyerematen. financial support to enhance the extension made the party's first People's National Convention, development of the NPP. It is electoral victory in the year others formed the National oday, the NPP is the therefore not surprising that 2000 possible. Alan Kyerematen, Peter Mac- Convention Party while those largest political party in Manu, Albert Kan Dapaah and Alan Kyerematen's competence, who shared the same liberal Tthe Republic of Ghana. By other founding members of the character and commitment to economic principles as J. B. some distance, it is the most Young Executive Forum of the the the NPP earned him the NPP continue to inspire the appointment as Ghana's Danquah and K.A. Busia re- attractive party in Ghana. The youth in the party to give their Ambassador to the United united (having been split into the party did not achieve that feat all to the party as we try to States of America in 2001. United National Convention and overnight. The men and women consolidate our gains. While he was away, Alan never the Popular Front Party in the whose blood, sweat, tears and lost touch with the party. gain, Alan Indeed, he supported NPP USA 1979 elections) to form the New money contributed immensely to Kyerematen's in various ways and till date, Patriotic Party. the making of the NPP and to the Aexceptional leadership members of the NPP USA successes that the party enjoys qualities ensured that he served branch remember fondly his It must be pointed out that today must be idolized. It is in on the National Executive contributions to that branch. Committee of the NPP for over forming a party to compete with this regard that I shine the a decade, serving under In 2003, President Kuffuor Jerry Rawlings' NDC was not a spotlight on Alan John legendary National Chairmen appointed Alan Kyerematen to task for faint-hearted men. Many Kyerematen. B. J. DaRocha and Peter Ala take charge of the Trade Adjetey. During this period, he Ministry. Alan continued to also served on the Economic serve the NPP in various ways Management Team and Finance and in 2007 when the party was Committee of the party to bring looking for a new leader, a very his renowned financial expertise significant section of the party on board as the party sought to saw him as the man to take over wrestle power from Jerry as the leader of the party. In that Rawlings' NDC. year's NPP primaries, Alan Kyerematen pulled 32.3% of In fact, one of Alan the votes. As no candidate Kyerematen's most outstanding secured, the required 50% + 1 contributions to the NPP was vote, a run-off, a run-off was, his serving on the NPP's therefore, on the cards. For the negotiating team for the Great sake of the party's unity and Alliance between the NPP and having been told that his time the National Covention Party will surely come, Alan prior to the 1996 elections. The Kyerematen rejected the chance Alan Kyerematen was a effect of the Great Alliance on of contesting in the run-off and highly successful young the growth of the NPP was threw his support behind Nana man at the time the NPP evident in the party's Akufo-Addo. was founded. He had been a junior executive at a subsidiary of Unilever International in Ghana at the age of 22 and had also worked with the United Nations to establish EMPRETEC Ghana, 1 Alan Kyerematen: Asante Akyem Youth a long Serving Patriot Contd.... Appreciates John Alan n view of Alan member of the National Kyerematen's significant Executives Committee, as a Kyrematen Idedication to the NPP member of the Economic from its founding till date Management Team of the and his loyalty to President party, as a member of the Akufo-Addo, he has once Finance Committee of the again been appointed party and in many other Minister for Trade and roles that cannot be fully Industry. In fact, Alan listed here. His experience, Kyerematen was the first to character, and competence be named minister after has helped the party greatly Nana Addo was sworn in on in so many ways. Join me as 7th January, 2021. I doff my hat to celebrate an inspiring long-serving o conclude, Alan Patriot, Alan John Kyerematen has Kyerematen. Tserved the New Business Center Patriotic Party very well as a founding member, as a chairman of the Young Executives Forum, as a member of the NPP's negotiating team for the Great Alliance, as Ambassador to the USA, as By: Gyansah Henry a Trade Minister, as a [email protected]

Cassava Factory Asante Akyem Youth Appreciates John Alan Kyrematen he people of Asante Akyem Central express deep appreciation to Chief Alan John Kwadwo TKyerematen for giving the District Steel Factory and Cassava Processing Factory under the auspices of Ministry of Trade and Industry which will provide Jobs and cash for not less than 5,000 people in the District! The people are so happy and can't keep calm on social media.

Below is a note of appreciation penned on social media by a resident of the District. Rider Iron & Steel Ghana Ltd Sir Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen , the people of Asante ''Thank you for giving Asante Akyem Central, Business Akyem are extremely grateful, May God guide and protect resource center, steel factory and cassava processing you for the future! The industrious Nana Addo Dankwa factory. we appreciate. The two factories is set to Akufo-Addo and Ghana are Proud of you ! provide 5000 direct and indirect jobs in Asante Akyem Similar projects will be in your constituency soon. The By: Kwaku Duah - Konongo man to end our unemployment permanently [email protected] Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs My Alan, Your Alan, Our Alan People of Asante Akyem Central. 2 Even though, many have read excerpts about how beneficial this Alan’s Vetting on would be for both Ghana and the UK, this vetting provides a platform for the man himself to tell Ghana what exactly we stand to 25th Feb. 2021 gain from this agreement and recommended ways to position What to expect ourselves as a people or a nation to benefit from this agreement.

r. Alan Kwadwo Ghanaians, the steps, taken by his Kyerematen, the ministry to achieve the promises he MMinister-Designate for made before and what new things to By: P.D Orchill - Accra Trade and Industry made a number be expected this time round. [email protected] of pronouncements at his last ministerial vetting in January 2017. One thing we cannot ignore about Alan's submissions, is the logical Without mincing words, he gave coherent manner with which he deeper insights on the articulates his carefully crafted "TRANSFORMATIONAL thoughts, thinking on his feet, as AGENDA" which the government though he were reading a manual. was going to embark on. Another promise that Mr. Kyerematen made at his last vetting This was garnished with the was how he was going to work with promotion of "made in Ghana the finance ministry to ensure that Election 2020 Launch of Bodukwan Multi Fruit Goods" as the center pivot of the the EXIM bank lives up to its Engagement with traders at processing Center under 1D1F Kaneshie agenda thereafter. Among other mandate of supporting the private things he said that, his focus was on sector. job creation, thus the "INDUSTRIAL It is believed that, this exercise has TRANSFORMATION AGENDA". seen the light of day and the EXIM bank has as a matter of fact This, he said would be achieved by supported many businesses in focusing on five main thematic Ghana to thrive than their areas. beginning. That is: 1. Enhancing the competitiveness of We however expect to hear details “Existing Local Industries”. of how the government of Ghana 2. “One District, One factory”, that has worked hand in hand with the Election 2020 estimatedly was going to create EXIM bank to provide funding and Bantama Constituency Health Walk massive employment all over the technical support to many Ghanaian country by visionary projections. businesses. 3. Add value to our “natural resource base”. Furtherance to the earlier 4. Identify potential strategic submissions, he spoke about how he “export commodities”. was going to bring to life, the 5. Identify import substitution president's vision, to reduce the products to enhance our foreign levies at the port, cut some ancillary exchange. taxes and beat interest rates down. He noted that government was then committed to working with the Now, as he comes to meet At Okyehene’s Birthday private sector to realize its vision of Ghanaians again, we are AfCFTA Trading Launch the "One District, One Factory" optimistic as it were and has programme; and that there were a always been in his political space, lot of good will from the private anticipating his succinct details on sector towards this particular how he's going to align his programme. transformational agenda to a more tangible policies and the modus His vetting brought to light, as the for manifestation. First Deputy Speaker (Hon. Joe Osei Owusu) said, that “The We cannot go without mentioning Transformation Agenda is heavily the recent trade agreement Launch of Bodukwan Multi Fruit dependent on what your ministry is between Ghana and United set to do” this means that the agenda Kingdom which was sealed by the processing Center under 1D1F to transform the Ghanaian economy man ALAN. has largely been underpinned on the hardwork of Hon. Alan Kyerematen and the competent team of people who assists his abilities to get the job done at the Trade Ministry.

Four years on, Hon Alan Kyerematen has been retained as Trade Minister and it would be Launch of Nissan Vehicle indeed great at his vetting as he shares with the Vetting Committee Assembly Plant of Parliament and for that matter 3 DISCLAIMER

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