Alan cash sponsors polling station forms nationwide

The New Publisher has gathered that Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen paid for the cost of nomination forms for all aspiring polling station executives on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) across the entire 275 constituencies in the country.

The sponsorship has been explained as part of Alan Kyerematen’s support for party and party members over the decades and any more of such gestures would follow so as to make life easier for party members.

Many have described the act as a subtle campaign strategy from Mr. Kyerematen who is believed to be nursing ambitions to contest the party’s flag-bearer position for the 2024 elections.

Mr. Kyerematen, mostly referred to as Alan Cash has neither personally confirmed nor denied talks that he is eying the presidency, perhaps because his party is yet to officially open nomination for presidential candidate hopefuls.

He has an extensive and distinguished record in international trade and public policy, enterprise development, politics and diplomacy. He is a former Ambassador to the US, UN Policy Advisor, a Lawyer and a Senior Corporate Executive.

As Ghana’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Presidential Special Initiatives from 2003 to 2007, he led the design, development and implementation of innovative programmes and special interventions which have become new strategic pillars of growth for the Ghanaian economy.

He also played a key role in shaping Africa’s Trade Policy agenda in the WTO, the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Negotiations, AGOA and UNCTAD.

Prior to his appointment as Minister, Mr. Kyerematen served as Ambassador of Ghana to the United States of America from 2001 to 2003.

In that role, he negotiated various landmark trade and investment agreements between Ghana and the United States, and initiated the establishment of the Ghana-United States Economic Council, which played a strategic role in deepening trade relations between the two countries.

Between 1998 and 2001, Alan Kyerematen served as the first Regional Director of ENTERPRISE AFRICA, UNDP’s flagship initiative for the development and promotion of small and medium enterprises in Africa.

Under that framework, Alan established enterprise support programmes in 13 Sub-Saharan Africa countries – Botswana, Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Over 4,000 African entrepreneurs and small businesses have benefited from these programmes.