Alan Kyerematen, the Presidential Candidate for the Movement for Change, is trending on X after expressing his disappointment with former President John Agyekum Kufuor for praising Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and endorsing his candidacy.
Alan Kyerematen, in a widely shared video, criticised his former boss, ex-President Kufuor, shocking his interviewer in the process.
"President Kufuor is an old man; I take him as my uncle. I don't want to attack him in public. But what he has done has created a big blot on his political career. You see how people are attacking him now? Someone who has had a distinguished political career and is widely respected—how come he is now meddling in such matters, allowing people to attack him in this manner?
"He is my uncle, but what he is doing is not right. He should put a stop to that. If you are an elderly person and are being advised against doing something wrong, you must heed the advice and stop," he said.
However, his outbursts have triggered strong responses, especially in the form of rebuke from Ghanaian netizens, many of whom believe his criticisms of Kufuor were unwarranted.
Critics contend that Alan should have moved on and refrained from letting his emotions take over during such a critical period ahead of the elections.
They further argue that Alan's grievances against the NPP are baseless, as he personally severed ties with the party to run as an independent candidate after his defeat in the NPP's presidential primaries.
On the other hand, some critics believe his grievances are valid, asserting that Alan's supporters were once aligned with Kufuor, and that Kufuor's endorsement of Dr. Bawumia could lead to a loss of support for him.
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Here are some of the tweets under the trending topic:
Ah. The entitlement which shows he motive. Even if he is the only person on the paper, I will spoil my vote. https://t.co/cejcJTa2yM
— Awotwi (@papa_awotwi) November 18, 2024
I like Alan Kyeremanten, and I believe in his ideologies, but I think these comments were unnecessary. You can't expect Prez. Kuffour to throw his weight behind you just because you have a special relationship with him. The game is the game, there's no need to be emotional.
— Gabriel Ghansah (@BigGhansah) November 18, 2024
Alan is hurt. His emotions are leading him at this point. https://t.co/bsLraT61ro
— Champion (@Princekyeboah) November 18, 2024
Alan's anger stems largely from losing his support base following Kufuor's interview, as the majority of his supporters were aligned with Kufuor. https://t.co/NOK7kVSM71
— NanaYhaw (@NanaDarko__) November 18, 2024
There's so much to learn from Alan's situation as young people growing up.
— K. Baffour® (@LouieXiii131) November 18, 2024
Look out for people with Kufuor or Akufo Addo's character within your circle of friends.
They are backstabbers. https://t.co/Q9t3MrVYIK
Alan Kyeremanteng cook ein wofa Kuffuor well well😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥
— KOJO DYNAMIC 𓃵 (@AnnanPerry) November 18, 2024
Did Alan expect a person NPP made president to endorse him over an NPP candidate?
— Receipts Guy (@receiptsguy) November 18, 2024
The young Alan in 2003 to 2007 was made an ambassador of Ghana to United States of America by Kufour; Alan Kyerematen is very ungrateful‼️
— Ing. ASAMOAH🇬🇭 (@Ing_ASAMOAH) November 19, 2024
Alan Kyeremanten is such a cry baby hoh
— Jöel (@KojoTelfer) November 18, 2024
No wonder the likes of Richard Anane, John Kuma, withdrew their support from Alan Kyeremanteng. After he was named the Chairman of the Committee in charge of Identifiable Groups of the Akufo-Addo Campaign Team in 2008, he never attended any of its meetings.
— Rex (@RexKwasiDanquah) November 18, 2024
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