ALAN ENDS TOUR OF UPPER EAST REGION (PAGE 13, JUNE 11, 2010)

A contender for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag-bearer slot, Mr John Alan K. Kyerematen, has completed his campaign tour of the Upper East Region.
The tour took him to all the 13 constituencies in the region where he outlined his plans and vision to polling station executives who form the electoral college for the August 7 polls to elect a presidential candidate for the NPP.
On the last day of his tour, Mr Kyerematen interacted with potential delegates in the Binduri, Nabdam, Talensi and Bolgatanga Central constituencies.
In Bolgatanga, almost all activities in the municipality came to a halt when the aspirant and the members of his campaign team came out from their vehicles and walked through the town, greeting and shaking hands with the ordinary man and woman on the street.
Elated onlookers and admirers of the former Minister for Trade, Industry and President’s Special Initiatives (PSIs) in the Kufuor administration, including women and children, lined up to shake hands with and wave back at Mr Kyerematen.
The walk about started from the Bolgatanga taxi rank through the central business district to the Catholic Social Centre where he addressed the polling station executives.
He asked the delegates to look out for someone who would unite the party because without unity, it would be difficult to confront the NDC.
He described himself as a unifier who had also sacrificed for the unity of the party and urged the delegates to vote for him.
He also called on the delegates to vote for a candidate who would attract the youth of Ghana, who form the majority of the voting population.
“All the five candidates in this race will come before you. When we come, look at us and hear what we have to say and then decide who this cap fits,” he said.
“Eighty per cent of world leaders are below 50 years and, therefore, it behoves you, the delegates, to select a young, dynamic, enterprising, energetic, affable and committed leader and that person is, no doubt, Mr Kyerematen” he said.