Sam Nartey George, Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has launched a stinging assault on former Minister of Trade and Industry Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen following his departure from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He accused Mr Kyerematen of being equally responsible as Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the present government’s “colossal” inability to manage the economy.
“Alan Kyerematen sat in this failing government for seven years,” Sam George said on the sidelines of an engagement with constituents of Odododiodoo ahead of Tuesday’s #OccupyBoGProtest.
“He is not different from them. Alan Kyerematen oversaw the failure of the Komenda Sugar Factory. He is no different from Bawumia. The value is the same.
“So, whether he is a mammoth butterfly or whatever it is…you should ask yourself, the elephant is a destructive animal, the butterfly, very colourful butterflies, if you talk to entomologists, they will tell you, they are very poisonous.
“The colour they have is a deterrent to predators.”
The NDC legislator was responding to Mr Kyerematen’s statement shortly after his departure that he will run as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections.
To organise support for his candidature, the former NPP member launched the Movement for Change.
Mr Kyerematen picked the monarch butterfly as his emblem and the brand tagline ‘Ghana Will Rise Again’ at a press conference on Monday, September 25.
“The new Movement will be led and powered by the youth of Ghana,” he said.
“So whether it’s the destructive Bawumia elephant or Kennedy Agyapong or the poisonous butterfly Alan Kyerematen, the value is the same,” Sam George asserted.
“Ghana is in a crisis.”
