Kumasi, Ghana – By: Evans Osei-Bonsu
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has clarified that its recent amnesty package does not extend to members who voluntarily left the party, including Alan Kyerematen, Buabeng Asamoah, Nana Ohene Ntow, Boniface Abubakar Saddique, Solomon Owusu, and other notable figures.
Chairman of the Party’s Disciplinary Committee, Lawyer Joseph Osei Owusu (Joe Wise), in an interview with Kwame Adinkrah on ‘Pure Morning Drive’ on Monday, explained that such individuals must formally reapply before they can be considered for readmission. He stressed that while the NPP’s gesture of reconciliation covers suspended members and those who had disciplinary issues within the party, it does not automatically reinstate those who forfeited their membership by walking away.
The clarification re-echoes an earlier position by the NPP General Secretary, Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, who in May stated that the party was committed to fostering unity but would not grant blanket amnesty to persons who abandoned ship to pursue personal or political ambitions. His stance reinforced last weekend when the party announced the reinstatement of suspended members but excluded those who had formally resigned or forfeited their membership, in line with provisions of the party’s constitution.
Alan Kyerematen, who resigned from the NPP in 2023 to form the Movement for Change and subsequently contested the 2024 general elections as an independent candidate, has since been a central figure in the debate over re-entry. His allies, including Nana Ohene Ntow, Solomon Owusu, Hopeson Adorye and Buabeng Asamoah, also resigned their membership to back his new movement, effectively removing themselves from the NPP’s fold.
The party’s leadership has remained tight-lipped on whether any of these former stalwarts have officially begun the reapplication process, but insiders suggest that such requests would be considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the individual’s commitment to the party’s unity and future agenda.
Meanwhile, a key ally of Alan Kyeremateng, Hopeson Adorye told Accra-based Starr FM on Monday that he did rather join the NPP’s fierce rival, be it the ruling National Democratic Congress than to return to the fold, flatly rejecting the proposal.
