London-based lawyer endorses Alan

A London-based lawyer endorsed the candidacy of Alan Kyerematen, a lead contender in the NPP race for flag-bearer.

In a press statement released on Tuesday, the lawyer Georgette Dede Djaba cited a plethora of reasons for which she believes Mr Kyerematen is the best candidate to lead the opposition party and the nation.

Read the full statement below

I, Lawyer Georgette Dede Djaba, born in Koforidua, New Juaben South and currently resident in London, UK hereby fully endorse Candidate Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen in the forthcoming NPP flagbearership elections to be held on Saturday August 7th, 2010. I fully support him for the following reasons:

Ø Alan is an extremely committed and loyal member of the New Patriotic Party.

Ø He has served on the Highest Decision making body of the NPP as a member of the National Executive Committee from 1992-2001.

Ø He distinguished himself as the first chairman of the Young Executive Forum (YEF), a special organ of the N.P.P. Other Members of this group included: Mr. Kan Dapaah, Mr. Osei Adjei. Mr. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Courage Quashigah, Mr. Peter Mac Manu, Mr. Kwabena Agyapong among others. The YEF was the financial backbone during the birth of the N.P.P. and contributed to the purchase of the first N.P.P. headquarters building.

Ø Due to his exceptional leadership qualities, he was nominated as a presidential aspirant by the YEF in the N.P.P. presidential primaries in 1996.

Ø He has the ability and capacity to strengthen the structures of the party and rebuild its financial strength. He is on record as having pioneered the establishment of the Constituency Business Ventures (CBVs) within the NPP.

Ø A skilful Diplomat, he was the first Ambassador of Ghana to the United States of America under the NPP Administration. He is a bridge between the Young and the Old in the NPP and has the values and characteristics that will attract women and floating voters.

Ø He is principled and will always defend what is right.

Ø Dynamic, energetic, charismatic, affable and handsome.

Ø He is God fearing, humble, respectful and sympathetic to the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian.

Ø He is a visionary, innovative and resourceful leader with fresh and innovative ideas.

Ø He is acknowledged as a reputable business manager who became a senior cooperative executive of Unilever Ghana Limited (UAC); the first Chief Executive of Empretec - an internationally accredited Business Development Organization.

Ø He trained and mentored over 70% of “New Generation Successful Captain of Business” in Ghana.

Ø He was the first director of the United Nations Development Programs (UNDP) Enterprise Africa - the Flagship Private Sector Development Programme for UNDP in Africa.

Ø Due to his accomplishments in Africa, he was appointed as a member of the Board of Governors of the British Executive Service Organization (BESO) – a leading International Senior Executive Service Corps.

Ø As a cabinet Minister responsible for Trade, Industry, President’s Special Initiatives and Private Sector Development, he championed the PSI’s under President Kufuor which sought to introduce new Economic Growth Poles for Ghana based on creating value chain linkages between raw materials and finished products for domestic and export markets.

Ø Under PSI on Oil Palm; 50,000 hectares of oil palm plantations were cultivated. 33 Nursery Sites with the capacity of producing 4 million Oil Palm seedlings were established.

Ø Under PSI on Cassava- Starch, an ultra modern industrial starch plant with the capacity of producing 20,000tons of starch for export was also established. On inception of the programme, 10,000 farmers were mobilized to cultivate different varieties of cassava for processing.

Ø Under PSI on garments, 10 Medium Scale Garment Factories owned by Local Entrepreneurs were established with the capacity to employ 5000 workers and to produce an average of 300,000 garments per month for export to the United States under the AGOA Initiative.

Ø Under the PSI on Salt, 24 Medium Scale Industrial Salt Mining Companies were assisted to expand their productions and introduce new technologies.

Ø He demonstrated he is a UNIFIER in the Party. He stepped down as a runner up in the 2007 NPP Presidential Primaries to preserve the unity of the Party during the Run-off.

Ø He is a Winning Candidate- the Man who can take the NPP to victory in 2012.

All said and done, Ghana, our beloved country, is our only God-given heritage. It is only ourselves, and no one else, who can make it a better place to live in. It is high time, therefore, we all resolved to do our best in whatever roles of responsibility that have been entrusted to each and everyone of us.

It is only when our nation is blessed with citizens such as Alan Kyeramateng who are truly patriotic and dedicated to duty, honest and committed to truth and justice, and are hardworking that we can turn Ghana into the land of freedom, justice and peace for all. This is what we wish for our dear country. This is what we promise to work tirelessly for. This is what we are praying for. Vote for Alan for hope and prosperity. Vote for Alan K, the gentleman’s gentleman. Vote for Alan K, the man for the future, He is my man. Do not waste your vote.

Thank you very much.

Georgette Dede Djaba, LL.M