STARTING GUN

Ghana: Succession race kicks off after Trade Minister quits

By Jonas Nyabor

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Posted on January 10, 2023 10:19

 © Ghanaian Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan John Kyerematen in Ankara, Turkiye on June 16, 2022. (Photo by Ozge Elif Kizil / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)
Ghanaian Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan John Kyerematen in Ankara, Turkiye on June 16, 2022. (Photo by Ozge Elif Kizil / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)

When long-time presidential contender Alan Kyerematen quit the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government on 5 January, he fired the starting gun on what is set to be a long and acrimonious campaign ahead of the 2024 elections.

Few doubt that Kyerematen resigned as Trade and Industry minister to focus on a presidential run in 2024 that will pit him against Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia, said to be favoured by President Nana Akufo-Addo.

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